Protocol for targeting insomnia in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder without intellectual disability: a randomised control trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Insomnia affects up to 80% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Negative consequences of insomnia in ASD include decreased quality of life (QOL), impaired learning and cognition, increased stereotypic and challenging behaviours, and increased parental stress. Cognitive behavioural treatment for childhood insomnia (CBT-CI) is a promising treatment for dealing with insomnia and its negative consequences but has not yet been studied in school-aged children with ASD and comorbid insomnia. Access to healthcare is another challenge for children with ASD, particularly in rural and underserved regions. Previous studies indicate that ASD and insomnia share common arousal-based underpinnings, and we hypothesise that CBT-CI will reduce the hyperarousal associated with

SUBMITTER: McCrae CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8388273 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature