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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| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of autism and developmental disorders Jg. 48; H. 11; S. 3871 - 3884 |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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New York
Springer US
01.11.2018
Springer Springer Nature B.V |
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| ISSN: | 0162-3257, 1573-3432, 1573-3432 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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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| Bibliographie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0162-3257 1573-3432 1573-3432 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10803-018-3648-0 |