Sleep characteristics and problems of 2-year-olds with Williams syndrome: relations with language and behavior.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep problems have been shown to have a negative impact on language development and behavior for both typically developing children and children with a range of neurodevelopmental disorders. The relation of sleep characteristics and problems to language and behavior for children with Williams syndrome (WS) is unclear. The goal of this study was to address these relations for 2-year-olds with WS. Associations of nonverbal reasoning ability, nighttime sleep duration, and excessive daytime sleepiness with language ability and behavior problems were considered.

Method

Ninety-six 2-year-olds with genetically confirmed classic-length WS deletions participated. Parents completed the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire, which includes a Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder (SRBD)

SUBMITTER: Greiner de Magalhaes C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7679988 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature