Sleep Patterns in School-age Children with Asperger Syndrome or High-functioning Autism: A Follow-up Study

The course of sleep patterns over 2–3 years was compared between 16 school-age children with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) and 16 age- and gender-matched typically developing children, using 1-week actigraphy at baseline and follow-up. At baseline (mean age 11.1 years), chi...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2008-10, Vol.38 (9), p.1625-1633
Main Authors: Allik, Hiie, Larsson, Jan-Olov, Smedje, Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
actigraphy
Adolescent
Adolescents
Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome - diagnosis
Asperger Syndrome - epidemiology
Asperger's syndrome
Autism
Autistic adolescents
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - epidemiology
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child clinical studies
Child Health
Children
Comparative Analysis
Developmental disorders
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Followup Studies
high-functioning autism
Humans
Infantile autism
longitudinal sleep
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Medical sciences
MEDICIN
MEDICINE
Neurosciences
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome - diagnosis
Nocturnal Myoclonus Syndrome - epidemiology
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Polysomnography
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public Health
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep
Sleep problems
Young Children
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Summary:The course of sleep patterns over 2–3 years was compared between 16 school-age children with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) and 16 age- and gender-matched typically developing children, using 1-week actigraphy at baseline and follow-up. At baseline (mean age 11.1 years), children with AS/HFA had longer sleep latency and lower sleep efficiency during school days, but earlier sleep start and sleep end during weekends. At follow-up (mean age 13.7 years), children with AS/HFA had longer night wakings and lower sleep efficiency during weekends than the controls. The overall change of sleep patterns, however, is similar in children with AS/HFA and typically developing controls over a 2 to 3-year period.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-008-0543-0