Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California, M.I.N.D. Institute, Sacramento, CA 95819.
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2011 Mar;116(2):142-52. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-116.2.142.
The present study examined daytime sleep patterns in 3 groups of preschool-aged children: children with autism, children with developmental delay, and children who were developing typically. Sleep was assessed in 194 children via actigraphy and parent-report sleep diaries for 7 consecutive days on 3 separate occasions over 6 months. Children with autism napped less often and for shorter periods of time than children with developmental disability, with whom they were matched on chronologic age. Children with developmental disabilities napped more like children in the typically developing group, who were, on average, 6 months younger. Each group displayed an expected shift in daytime sleep as more children matured out of their naps.
自闭症儿童、发育迟缓儿童和正常发育儿童。通过 6 个月内 3 次为期 7 天的连续活动记录仪和家长报告睡眠日记，对 194 名儿童的睡眠进行了评估。与按年龄匹配的发育障碍儿童相比，自闭症儿童午睡次数较少，时间较短。发育障碍儿童的午睡模式更接近正常发育组的儿童，后者平均年龄小 6 个月。随着更多的儿童逐渐不再午睡，每个组的日间睡眠时间都出现了预期的变化。
