Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review and Systematic Update.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Sleep problems are a common comorbidity for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and research in this area has a relatively long history. Within this review, we first outline historic patterns in the field of sleep and ASD. Second, we conducted a systematic update and coded these studies based on their alignment with historic patterns. Research on ASD and sleep over the past two decades has primarily focused on four principal areas: (1) documenting the prevalence and types of sleep problems; (2) sleep problem treatment options and efficacy; (3) how sleep problems are associated with other behavioral, contextual, or biological elements; and (4) the impact of child sleep problems on families and care providers. The systematic update in this paper includes e

SUBMITTER: Schwichtenberg AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9630805 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature