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

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• 作者：Hiie Allik ; Jan-Olov Larsson and Hans Smedje
• 关键词：Asperger syndrome ; High ; functioning autism ; Longitudinal sleep ; Actigraphy
• 刊名：Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：October, 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：38
• 期：9
• 页码：1625-1633
• 全文大小：270.0 KB

文摘

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.