Autism Spectrum Disorder and Sleep.

Children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sleep disturbances, particularly insomnia, at rates much higher than the general population. Daytime behavioral problems and parental stress are associated with the resultant sleep deprivation. Behavioral interventions, parental education, and melatonin are effective treatments. The epidemiology of sleep disturbances in youth with ASD is reviewed in this article as well as the latest in treatments.

• Publication year

  2021

• Venue

  Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

• Publication date

  2021-01-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.chc.2020.08.012PMID 33223062
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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