A Good Night's Sleep Key For Children With Autism, Study Shows
The study’s lead author Associate Professor Laurie McLay says the association between sleep and behavioural challenges in children is well-established but very few studies have examined whether enhancing children’s sleep quantity and quality has general benefits across key areas of development and functioning. “Sleep problems affect between 40-80% of children on the autism spectrum; children with autism also experience high rates of challenging behaviour associated with sleep problems,” says Dr McLay. “This makes sleep one of a few pivotal behaviours which, when enhanced ma...
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