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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-01-2008 | Original Paper

Sleep in Children with Asperger Syndrome

Auteurs: E. Juulia Paavonen, Kimmo Vehkalahti, Raija Vanhala, Lennart von Wendt, Taina Nieminen-von Wendt, Eeva T. Aronen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 1/2008

Abstract

The prevalence of sleep disturbances in 52 children with Asperger syndrome (AS) as compared with 61 healthy controls (all subjects aged 5–17 years) was investigated. Problems with sleep onset and maintenance, sleep-related fears, negative attitudes toward sleeping, and daytime somnolence were more frequent among children with AS than among controls. Short sleep duration (<9 h) was almost twofold (59% vs. 32%), and the risk for sleep onset problems more than fivefold (53% vs. 10%) more common in the AS group than in the control group. Child-reported sleeping problems were also more prevalent in the AS group than in controls (58% vs. 7%). The results suggest that sleep disturbances should be routinely evaluated in children with AS.

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Titel: Sleep in Children with Asperger Syndrome
Auteurs: E. Juulia Paavonen
Kimmo Vehkalahti
Raija Vanhala
Lennart von Wendt
Taina Nieminen-von Wendt
Eeva T. Aronen
Publicatiedatum: 01-01-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 1/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-007-0360-x

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