Sleep Disturbances Increase the Impact of Working Memory Deficits on Learning Problems in Adolescents with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
| Autor: | Amanda M. Pearl, Susan L. Calhoun, Susan Dickerson Mayes, Michael J. Murray, Julio Fernandez-Mendoza, Krina C. Durica |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Sleep Wake Disorders Adolescent Autism Spectrum Disorder Short-term memory behavioral disciplines and activities 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine mental disorders Developmental and Educational Psychology Insomnia medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Spectrum disorder Child Memory Disorders Learning Disabilities Working memory 05 social sciences Cognition medicine.disease High-functioning autism Cross-Sectional Studies Memory Short-Term Autism spectrum disorder Autism Female medicine.symptom Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 50:1701-1713 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3432 0162-3257 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-019-03928-y |
| Popis: | Sleep disturbances (SD) are prevalent in individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Less is known about the effects of SD on cognition and learning in adolescents with high-functioning ASD (HF-ASD). Adolescents with HF-ASD (N = 96) were evaluated for the relationships of SD to working memory and learning problems. Results found SD to modify the relationship between working memory and learning problems. Working memory deficits were associated with learning problems among those with SD, while not among those without SD. SD and working memory deficits should be targeted in interventions for these adolescents with HF-ASD (e.g., cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia, pharmacological treatments). Future studies should examine if improvement in SD reduces the impact of working memory deficits on learning problems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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