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Behaviorally-determined sleep phenotypes are robustly associated with adaptive functioning in individuals with low functioning autism.
Scientific reports - 27 Oct 2017
Cohen Simonne, Fulcher Ben D, Rajaratnam Shantha M W, Conduit Russell, Sullivan Jason P, Hilaire Melissa A St, Phillips Andrew J, Loddenkemper Tobias, Kothare Sanjeev V, McConnell Kelly, Ahearn William, Braga-Kenyon Paula, Shlesinger Andrew, Potter Jacqueline, Bird Frank, Cornish Kim M, Lockley Steven W
Abstract excerpt
Despite sleep disturbance being a common complaint in individuals with autism, specific sleep phenotypes and their relationship to adaptive functioning have yet to be identified. This study used cluster analysis to find distinct sleep patterns and relate them to independent measures of adaptive functioning in individuals with autism. Approximately 50,000 nights of care-giver sleep/wake logs were collected on...
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