Sleep disorders are common in children and adolescents who present for psychological or
psychiatric evaluation. A thorough understanding of sleep and sleep disorders is important …

Importance Children with neurodevelopmental disorders have a higher prevalence of sleep
disturbances. Currently there is variation in the use of melatonin; hence, an up-to-date …

Autism, Asperger's disorder (AD), and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise
specified (PDDNOS) are commonly referred to as 'autistic spectrum disorders'(ASD) and are …

Prior literature suggests that there may be relations between children's sleep disorders or
inadequate amounts of sleep and behavioral adjustment. Most relevant studies concern …

Study Objective: To determine the efficacy of melatonin on sleep problems in children with
autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and fragile X syndrome (FXS). Methods: A 4-week …

Sleep problems are common in children with an intellectual disability, and occur more
frequently than in typically developing children. Problems usually include settling difficulties …

Children with an intellectual disability (ID) are at high risk of developing sleep problems. The
extent to which the prevalence and nature of sleep problems in these children is dependent …

Assessed sleep patterns and sleep disruptions in kindergarten children and investigated the
relation between sleep measures derived from objective and subjective evaluation methods …

Background Challenging behaviour is a major problem among people with intellectual
disabilities. Physical factors may be an important cause. The aim of the present systematic …

Objective: The objective was to determine the circadian rhythm of melatonin in the Smith-
Magenis syndrome (SMS), which causes behavioral problems and sleep disturbance. Study …