Background: A compelling number of studies, conducted in both children and adults, have
reported an association between sleep disturbances/circadian sleep alterations and autism …

Co-occurring medical disorders and associated physiological abnormalities in individuals
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may provide insight into causal pathways or underlying …

Sleep disturbances frequently occur in neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, but
the developmental role of sleep is largely unexplored, and a causal relationship between …

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at an increased risk for sleep
disturbances, and studies indicate that between 50 and 80% of children with ASD …

Transitioning to a new school is often challenging for students with autism spectrum
disorder. Few studies have examined the transition needs of students with autism spectrum …

Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology is a comprehensive introduction to the field. It
covers theoretical and methodological foundations and examines the characteristics …

Over forty percent of autistic children experience poor sleep quality, and social interaction
difficulties are a core characteristic of autism. However, the relationship between sleep …

Across the lifespan, autistic individuals experience symptomatology concomitant with their
diagnosis including increased rates of daytime behavior (eg stereotypy, self-injurious …

Sleep is an evolutionarily conserved and powerful drive, although its complete functions are
still unknown. One possible function of sleep is that it promotes brain development. The …

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to delineate the concordance of
objective and subjective measures of sleep in children with neurodevelopmental conditions …