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. 2002 Dec;32(6):553-61.
doi: 10.1023/a:1021254914276.

Sleep patterns of children with pervasive developmental disorders

Ryan D Honomichl  1 , Beth L Goodlin-Jones, Melissa Burnham, Erika Gaylor, Thomas F Anders
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Sleep patterns of children with pervasive developmental disorders

Ryan D Honomichl et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

Data on sleep behavior were gathered on 100 children with pervasive developmental disorders (PDD), ages 2-11 years, using sleep diaries, the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), and the Parenting Events Questionnaire. Two time periods were sampled to assess short-term stability of sleep-wake patterns. Before data collection, slightly more than half of the parents, when queried, reported a sleep problem in their child. Subsequent diary and CSHQ reports confirmed more fragmented sleep in those children who were described by their parents as having a sleep problem compared to those without a designated problem. Interestingly, regardless of parental perception of problematic sleep, all children with PDD exhibited longer sleep onset times and greater fragmentation of sleep than that reported for age-matched community norms. The results demonstrate that sleep problems identified by the parent, as well as fragmentation of sleep patterns obtained from sleep diary and CSHQ data, exist in a significant proportion of children with PDD.

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Data collection points are portrayed over a 12-week period after an initial phone contact. Sleep diary data are collected for 4 weeks and 2 weeks, respectively. Questionnaires are completed at three points in time.
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