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JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Volume 52, Issue 8, Pages 3758-3768Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-021-05236-w
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Child; Adolescent; Sleep; Insomnia; Autism spectrum disorder ASD
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- Projekt DEAL
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Between 50-80% of children with ASD experience insomnia, and experts recommend screening for insomnia and seeking specialist help when comorbid sleep disorders are suspected. The expert panel has developed tools for screening and monitoring to standardize practices, improve care, and enhance the well-being of children with ASD and their families.
Between 50-80% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have insomnia, which adversely affects their mental and physical health. However, there is no consensus to-date on suitable tools for insomnia screening and monitoring in daily clinical practice. An expert panel of child neuropsychiatry and sleep specialists, with expertise in children with neurodevelopmental disabilities, recommends: (1) performing insomnia screening of all children with ASD; (2) considering discussion or referral to a sleep specialist when comorbid sleep disorders are suspected. The panel further developed structured, brief screening and monitoring tools to facilitate insomnia screening and management in daily practice, monitor treatment effectiveness and standardize and compare outcomes across clinical settings to improve care and well-being of children with ASD and their families.
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