Assessment and treatment for sleep disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder

CHEN Cen; CHENG Hui; JIANG Fan; SHEN Min; WANG Guang-hai

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2022, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (6) : 637-641. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-0195

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Assessment and treatment for sleep disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder

CHEN Cen^*, CHENG Hui, JIANG Fan, SHEN Min, WANG Guang-hai

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Sleep disorders, as one of the most common comorbid disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have attracted extensive clinical and research attention in recent years.Sleep disorders are significantly related to the core symptoms of ASD, affect the children's function, quality of life and efficacy of intervention and rehabilitation, and also cause great parenting distress and economic burden on parents.At the international level, sleep disorders especially for insomnia have been integrated in the assessment and treatment for ASD, yet the relevant work in China is much less developed and pediatric professionals has insufficient ability to assess and treat sleep disorders in ASD children.Therefore, this review introduces the assessment and treatment strategies for sleep disorders in ASD children in order to inform clinical and research work.

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autism spectrum disorder / sleep disorders / assessment / intervention

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CHEN Cen, CHENG Hui, JIANG Fan, SHEN Min, WANG Guang-hai. Assessment and treatment for sleep disorders in children with autism spectrum disorder[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2022, 30(6): 637-641 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-0195

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