Open AccessSleep in youth with autism spectrum disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis of subjective and objective studies
Author(s) -
Amparo DíazRomán,
Junhua Zhang,
Richard Delorme,
Anita Beggiato,
Samuele Cortese
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
evidence-based mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.282
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1468-960X
pISSN - 1362-0347
DOI - 10.1136/ebmental-2018-300037
Subject(s) - psycinfo , meta analysis , medline , autism spectrum disorder , publication bias , clinical psychology , comorbidity , autism , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , law , political science
Sleep problems are common and impairing in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Evidence synthesis including both subjective (ie, measured with questionnaires) and objective (ie, quantified with neurophysiological tools) sleep alterations in youth with ASD is currently lacking.