Sleep Difficulties and Disorders in Autism Spectrum Disorder - 9781648020957

Sleep Difficulties and Disorders in Autism Spectrum DisorderAuthor(s): Amanda L. Richdale, Kyle P. Johnson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781648020957, 978-1648020957\nSynopsis\nIncreasingly, the importance of sleep is recognized as being on a par with diet and exercise as a key to good health and wellbeing; adequate, restful sleep is key to a healthy lifestyle. Sleep deprivation is associated with poor physical and mental health, including obesity, metabolic disturbances such as diabetes, inflammation, clinical depression, and cognitive impairments. In our youth, inadequate sleep impairs academic performance, is associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder-type symptoms and behaviors, and may exacerbate aggressive, disruptive behavior.\n\nYouth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience sleep disturbances at rates much higher than their peers in the general population, particularly i.