Title |
Characterizing Sleep in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Published in |
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, March 2017
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DOI | 10.1007/s10803-017-3089-1 |
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Authors |
S. E. Goldman, M. L. Alder, H. J. Burgess, B. A. Corbett, R. Hundley, D. Wofford, D. B. Fawkes, L. Wang, M. L. Laudenslager, B. A. Malow |
Abstract |
We studied 28 adolescents/young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and 13 age/sex matched individuals of typical development (TD). Structured sleep histories, validated questionnaires, actigraphy (4 weeks), and salivary cortisol and melatonin (4 days each) were collected. Compared to those with TD, adolescents/young adults with ASD had longer sleep latencies and more difficulty going to bed and falling asleep. Morning cortisol, evening cortisol, and the morning-evening difference in cortisol did not differ by diagnosis (ASD vs. TD). Dim light melatonin onsets (DLMOs) averaged across participants were not different for the ASD and TD participants. Average participant scores indicated aspects of poor sleep hygiene in both groups. Insomnia in ASD is multifactorial and not solely related to physiological factors. |
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