Exploring Sleep Quality of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behaviors

and purpose: Sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and may impair daytime functioning and add to parental burden. In this well characterized sample of young children with ASD and disruptive behaviors, we examine the association of age and IQ in sleep disturbances using the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire modified for ASD (CSHQ-ASD). We also test whether children with poor sleep have greater daytime behavioral problems than those with better sleep. Finally, we examine whether parental stress is higher in children with greater disruptive behaviors and sleep disturbances.

Source: Sleep Medicine - February 3, 2018 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Cynthia R. Johnson, Tristam Smith, Alexandra DeMand, Luc Lecavalier, Victoria Evans, Matthew Gurka, Naomi Swiezy, Karen Bearss, Lawrence Scahill Tags: Original Article Source Type: research