SLEEP PROBLEMS LINKED TO MORE SEVERE AUTISM SYMPTOMS

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In autism, lost sleep means more than just a drowsy morning: it's linked to serious problems. A new study of children with autism shows that those who slept less also had lower intelligence scores and more severe autistic symptoms than kids who slept more.1


This is important because insomnia affects from 50 to 80 percent of children on the spectrum, according to estimates.1-5 They are roughly two to three times more likely to suffer from insomnia than their typically-developing classmates.1, 6 Children with insomnia have problems falling or staying asleep.

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