Sleep and Challenging Behaviors in the Context of Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism

This study examined the associations between sleep and challenging behaviors for average and night-to-night fluctuations in sleep, in 39 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) receiving intensive behavioral intervention (IBI). Child sleep was recorded (via actigraphy) for five nights in conjun...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders Vol. 48; no. 11; pp. 3871 - 3884
Main Authors: Abel, Emily A., Schwichtenberg, A. J., Brodhead, Matthew T., Christ, Sharon L.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York Springer US 01.11.2018
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Actigraphy
Aggression
Algorithms
Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder - psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorder - therapy
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autistic children
Averages
Behavior
Behavior modification
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Problems
Behavior therapy
Behavior Therapy - methods
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Care and treatment
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child Behavior
Child, Preschool
Children
Circadian rhythm
Complications and side effects
Correlation
Departments
Educational Psychology
Emotions
Exceptional children
Female
Humans
Indexes
Injuries
Intensive treatment
Intervention
Laboratory Equipment
Male
Methods
Negative emotions
Neurosciences
OriginalPaper
Parents
Pediatrics
Periodicals
Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Problem Behavior
Psychological Patterns
Psychology
Public Health
Repetitive behaviour
Risk factors
Self Destructive Behavior
Sleep
Sleep disorders in children
Social Problems
Stereotyped Behavior
Actigraphy
Sleep
Autism spectrum disorder
Challenging behavior
Repetitive behavior
ISSN:0162-3257, 1573-3432, 1573-3432
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Summary:This study examined the associations between sleep and challenging behaviors for average and night-to-night fluctuations in sleep, in 39 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) receiving intensive behavioral intervention (IBI). Child sleep was recorded (via actigraphy) for five nights in conjunction with clinician-reported observations of challenging behaviors. Results indicated that on average, poor sleep was associated with higher rates of repetitive behavior, negative affect, and a composite of overall challenging behaviors. These findings suggest that average sleep patterns are important within the context of IBI (rather than night-to-night fluctuations). Interventions aimed at improving overall patterns of sleep may have important cascading effects on challenging behaviors and developmental outcomes for children with ASD and their families.
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ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-018-3648-0