Publications by authors named "Maria E Verhoeff"
Article Synopsis
- Sleep difficulties are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but it's unclear if they lead to or result from the disorder.
- A study involving 5,151 children tracked sleep patterns and autistic traits to see how they relate over time.
- Results showed that while early sleep issues aren't linked to worsening autistic traits, children with ASD tend to experience increasing sleep problems as they age, suggesting sleep issues are part of ASD rather than a precursor.
BackgroundBrain development underlies maturation of sleep patterns throughout childhood. Intrauterine head growth-marker of early neurodevelopment-has not been associated with childhood sleep characteristics. We explored associations between ultrasonographic measures of prenatal and early postnatal neurodevelopment and childhood sleep.
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