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

Autor/inn/en	Abel, Emily A.; Schwichtenberg, A. J.; Brodhead, Matthew T.; Christ, Sharon L.
Titel	Sleep and Challenging Behaviors in the Context of Intensive Behavioral Intervention for Children with Autism
Quelle	In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48 (2018) 11, S.3871-3884 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schwichtenberg, A. J.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3257
DOI	10.1007/s10803-018-3648-0
Schlagwörter	Sleep; Intervention; Children; Autism; Correlation; Behavior Problems; Pervasive Developmental Disorders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schlaf; Child; Kind; Kinder; Autismus; Korrelation
Abstract	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. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01