Friedman Abby, Luiselli James K
May Institute, Randolph, Massachusetts 02368, USA.
Behav Modif. 2008 Jul;32(4):548-55. doi: 10.1177/0145445507312187. Epub 2008 Feb 6.
Some children with autism have excessive daytime sleep but intervention research for this problem has not been conducted. The present study evaluated procedures with a 13 year old boy who had autism and slept for prolonged periods during the day. Classroom staff at a specialized school implemented procedures with the boy according to an ABAB experimental design. Intervention eliminated daytime sleep through a 6-month follow-up assessment. The study adds to the literature concerning sleep problems in children with autism and extends intervention to excessive daytime sleep.
一些患有自闭症的儿童白天过度嗜睡，但针对这一问题的干预研究尚未开展。本研究对一名13岁患有自闭症且白天长时间睡觉的男孩的相关程序进行了评估。一所特殊学校的课堂工作人员根据ABAB实验设计对该男孩实施了相关程序。通过为期6个月的随访评估，干预措施消除了白天嗜睡的情况。该研究丰富了关于自闭症儿童睡眠问题的文献，并将干预扩展到白天过度嗜睡方面。
