Journal Article

Parent-Based Sleep Education for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Goldman, Suzanne E., Clemons, Traci, Adkins, Karen W., Reynolds, Ann, Hundley, Rachel, Fawkes, Diane, Katz, Terry, Malow, Beth A., Madduri, Niru, Weiss, Shelly K., Loh, Alvin

2014

Overview

This study provided sleep education to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to determine whether an individual or group format was more effective in improving sleep and aspects of daytime behavior and family functioning. Eighty children, ages 2–10 years, with ASD and sleep onset delay completed the study. Actigraphy and parent questionnaires were collected at baseline and 1 month after treatment. Mode of education did not affect outcomes. Sleep latency, insomnia subscales on the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire, and other outcomes related to child and family functioning improved with treatment. Parent-based sleep education, delivered in relatively few sessions, was associated with improved sleep onset delay in children with ASD. Group versus individualized education did not affect outcome.

• Publisher: Springer US,Springer,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Actigraphy / Age / Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorders / Autistic children / Autistic spectrum disorders / Behavior Modification / Behavior Rating Scales / Behavioral Science and Psychology / Biological and medical sciences / Care and treatment / Check Lists / Child / Child and School Psychology / Child Behavior / Child clinical studies / Child Development Disorders, Pervasive - therapy / Child Rearing / Child, Preschool / Children / Communication Skills / Departments / Developmental disorders / Diagnosis / Disorders / Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes / Education / Educational Methods / Families & family life / Family (Sociological Unit) / Family functioning / Family relations / Female / Group Instruction / Habits / Health aspects / Humans / Hyperactivity / Individualized Instruction / Infantile autism / Insomnia / Interpersonal Competence / Latency / Male / Medical Schools / Medical sciences / Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) / Neurology / Neurosciences / Original Paper / Parent Education / Parent Role / Parent-child relations / Parenthood education / Parents / Parents & parenting / Parents - education / Pediatrics / Pervasive Developmental Disorders / Program Effectiveness / Psychology / Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry / Psychopathology. Psychiatry / Public Health / Questionnaires / Screening Tests / Sleep / Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - therapy / Surveys and Questionnaires / Teaching Methods