Exploring sleep quality of young children with autism spectrum disorder and disruptive behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Sleep disturbances in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and may impair daytime functioning as well as 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.

Participants and methods

One hundred and seventy-seven children with complete data out of 180 (mean age 4.7) with ASD participated in a randomized clinical trial. Pa

SUBMITTER: Johnson CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853135 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature