Sleep Patterns of School-Age Children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism
Autor: | Jan-Olov Larsson, Hans Smedje, Hiie Allik |
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Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Sleep Wake Disorders medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures behavioral disciplines and activities Reference Values mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans Family Asperger Syndrome Autistic Disorder Child Psychiatry Monitoring Physiologic Actigraphy medicine.disease Developmental disorder High-functioning autism El Niño Asperger syndrome Autism Female Sleep diary Sleep Psychology Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 36:585-595 |
ISSN: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 |
Popis: | Sleep patterns of 32 school-age children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) were compared to those of 32 typically developing age- and gender-matched children, using parent survey and one week of diary and actigraphic monitoring. Parents of children with AS/HFA more commonly reported that their children had difficulty falling asleep. One week of sleep recording with diary and actigraphy confirmed that children in the AS/HFA group spent a longer time awake in bed before falling asleep than children in the control group, possibly because the children in the AS/HFA group had earlier bedtimes. Other essential aspects of sleep patterns coincided between the groups. The sleep patterns of children with AS and HFA did not differ. |
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