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The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study
Background: Sleep concerns are common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The impact of poor sleep on cognitive performance in ASD children is not well-established. We investigated the possible correlation between sleep quality in ASD children and cognitive performance. The Cambridge N...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262641/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30453573 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5110153 |
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author | Al Backer, Nouf Backer Alzawad, Malak Habibullah, Hafiz Bashir, Shahid |
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description | Background: Sleep concerns are common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The impact of poor sleep on cognitive performance in ASD children is not well-established. We investigated the possible correlation between sleep quality in ASD children and cognitive performance. The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) was administered to examine specific components of non-verbal cognition. Methods: The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and actigraphy-measured data from 18 children with diagnosis of ASD were evaluated. Motor planning task (MOT), simple reaction time task (SRT) and the intradimensional/extradimensional shift (IED) of CANTAB were administered. Results: ASD good sleeper (ASD-GS) showed significant better response time for SRT task as compared to ASD poor sleeper (ASD-PS) based on CSHQ score. Parameters of bedtime resistance (r = 0.531, p = 0.023), sleep anxiety (r = 0.474, p = 0.047) from CSHQ and actigrapgy dependent (wake after sleep onset (WASO) (r = 0.430, p = 0.024) were significantly correlate with response time of SRT task. Conclusion: We conclude that some signs reflecting the presence of poor sleep in ASD correlate with various aspects of motor output on non-verbal performance tasks. The question is raised whether poor sleep in non-complaining persons with autism should be treated. |
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spelling | pubmed-62626412018-12-03 The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study Al Backer, Nouf Backer Alzawad, Malak Habibullah, Hafiz Bashir, Shahid Children (Basel) Article Background: Sleep concerns are common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The impact of poor sleep on cognitive performance in ASD children is not well-established. We investigated the possible correlation between sleep quality in ASD children and cognitive performance. The Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) was administered to examine specific components of non-verbal cognition. Methods: The Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and actigraphy-measured data from 18 children with diagnosis of ASD were evaluated. Motor planning task (MOT), simple reaction time task (SRT) and the intradimensional/extradimensional shift (IED) of CANTAB were administered. Results: ASD good sleeper (ASD-GS) showed significant better response time for SRT task as compared to ASD poor sleeper (ASD-PS) based on CSHQ score. Parameters of bedtime resistance (r = 0.531, p = 0.023), sleep anxiety (r = 0.474, p = 0.047) from CSHQ and actigrapgy dependent (wake after sleep onset (WASO) (r = 0.430, p = 0.024) were significantly correlate with response time of SRT task. Conclusion: We conclude that some signs reflecting the presence of poor sleep in ASD correlate with various aspects of motor output on non-verbal performance tasks. The question is raised whether poor sleep in non-complaining persons with autism should be treated. MDPI 2018-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC6262641/ /pubmed/30453573 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5110153 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Al Backer, Nouf Backer Alzawad, Malak Habibullah, Hafiz Bashir, Shahid The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title | The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title_full | The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title_fullStr | The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title_full_unstemmed | The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title_short | The Relationship between Sleep and Cognitive Performance in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Pilot Study |
title_sort | relationship between sleep and cognitive performance in autism spectrum disorder (asd): a pilot study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6262641/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30453573 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5110153 |
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