Sleep in Children with Asperger Syndrome

The prevalence of sleep disturbances in 52 children with Asperger syndrome (AS) as compared with 61 healthy controls (all subjects aged 5–17 years) was investigated. Problems with sleep onset and maintenance, sleep-related fears, negative attitudes toward sleeping, and daytime somnolence were more f...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2008, Vol.38 (1), p.41-51
Main Authors: Paavonen, E. Juulia, Vehkalahti, Kimmo, Vanhala, Raija, von Wendt, Lennart, Nieminen-von Wendt, Taina, Aronen, Eeva T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome - epidemiology
Asperger's syndrome
At Risk Persons
Autism
Autistic children
Behavior
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Child and School Psychology
Child clinical studies
Children
Comparative Analysis
Control Groups
Developmental disorders
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - diagnosis
Disorders of Excessive Somnolence - epidemiology
Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Fear
Female
Humans
Infantile autism
Male
Medical sciences
Negative Attitudes
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Parents & parenting
Pediatrics
Prevalence
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Questionnaires
Sleep
Sleep problems
Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis
Sleep Wake Disorders - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Summary:The prevalence of sleep disturbances in 52 children with Asperger syndrome (AS) as compared with 61 healthy controls (all subjects aged 5–17 years) was investigated. Problems with sleep onset and maintenance, sleep-related fears, negative attitudes toward sleeping, and daytime somnolence were more frequent among children with AS than among controls. Short sleep duration (
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-007-0360-x