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dc.contributor.authorCohen, Simonneen_US
dc.contributor.authorConduit, Russellen_US
dc.contributor.authorLockley, Steven Wen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajaratnam, Shantha MWen_US
dc.contributor.authorCornish, Kim Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T18:28:14Z
dc.date.issued2014en_US
dc.identifier.citationCohen, Simonne, Russell Conduit, Steven W Lockley, Shantha MW Rajaratnam, and Kim M Cornish. 2014. “The relationship between sleep and behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a review.” Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 6 (1): 44. doi:10.1186/1866-1955-6-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1866-1955-6-44.en
dc.identifier.issn1866-1947en
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:13581220
dc.description.abstractAlthough there is evidence that significant sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and that poor sleep exacerbates problematic daytime behavior, such relationships have received very little attention in both research and clinical practice. Treatment guidelines to help manage challenging behaviors in ASD fail to mention sleep at all, or they present a very limited account. Moreover, limited attention is given to children with low-functioning autism, those individuals who often experience the most severe sleep disruption and behavioral problems. This paper describes the nature of sleep difficulties in ASD and highlights the complexities of sleep disruption in individuals with low-functioning autism. It is proposed that profiling ASD children based on the nature of their sleep disruption might help to understand symptom and behavioral profiles (or vice versa) and therefore lead to better-targeted interventions. This paper concludes with a discussion of the limitations of current knowledge and proposes areas that are important for future research. Treating disordered sleep in ASD has great potential to improve daytime behavior and family functioning in this vulnerable population.en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1186/1866-1955-6-44en
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4271434/pdf/en
dash.licenseLAAen_US
dc.subjectAutism spectrum disorderen
dc.subjectLow-functioning autismen
dc.subjectSleep difficulties in ASDen
dc.subjectTreating sleep in ASDen
dc.titleThe relationship between sleep and behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a reviewen
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden
dc.relation.journalJournal of Neurodevelopmental Disordersen
dash.depositing.authorLockley, Steven Wen_US
dc.date.available2015-01-05T18:28:14Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1866-1955-6-44*
dash.contributor.affiliatedLockley, Steven


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