Sleep patterns in children with and without autism spectrum disorders: Developmental comparisons
Sleep patterns in children with and without autism spectrum disorders: Developmental comparisons
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ridd.2014.03.037
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Sweeney, Dwight P.
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作者：
Hodge, Danelle;Carollo, Tanner M.;Sweeney, Dwight P.
本研究检查了自闭症谱系障碍（ASD）儿童睡眠中与年龄相关的变化，并与典型发育（TD）儿童睡眠中与年龄相关的变化进行了比较。参与者是108名ASD儿童和108名TD儿童的母亲。参与者完成了一份关于儿童整体睡眠质量的调查问卷，其中还涉及特定的睡眠领域（即，睡前阻力、睡眠开始延迟、睡眠持续时间、睡眠焦虑、夜间觉醒、异态睡眠、呼吸紊乱、白天嗜睡）。结果证实，ASD儿童的睡眠数量和质量明显较差，特别是6-9岁的儿童。与TD儿童不同，ASD儿童的睡眠问题不太可能随着年龄的增长而减少。我们的研究结果表明，重要的是要检查睡眠的特定领域以及整体睡眠模式。发现显着的年龄相关的相互作用表明，从广泛的年龄范围到一个单一的类别相结合的儿童混淆潜在的重要发展差异的做法。(C)2014爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有。
The present study examined age-related changes in the sleep of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) compared to age-related changes in the sleep of typically developing (TD) children. Participants were 108 mothers of children with ASD and 108 mothers of TD children. Participants completed a questionnaire on children's overall sleep quality that also tapped specific sleep-domains (i.e., bedtime resistance, sleep onset delay, sleep duration, sleep anxiety, night wakings, parasomnias, disordered breathing, daytime sleepiness). Results confirm significantly poorer sleep quantity and quality in children with ASD, particularly children age 6-9 years. Unlike TD children, the sleep problems of children with ASD were unlikely to diminish with age. Our findings suggest that it is important to exam specific domains of sleep as well as overall sleep patterns. Finding of significant age-related interactions suggests that the practice of combining children from wide age-ranges into a single category obfuscates potentially important developmental differences. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.