Autism-Open Access
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Department of Clinical Pharmacy, OPJS University, India

Publications

• Opinion   
  A Short Investigation on Sleep Problems in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  Author(s): Namrata Das*
  
  ASDs are neurodevelopmental disorders marked by persistent difficulties in reciprocal social interaction and communication. Sleep issues are a common symptom of ASD that affect social interaction, daily life, and academic achievement, and have been linked to higher maternal stress and parental sleep disruption. The majority of the abnormalities found in ASD children's Polysomnography studies were related to rapid eye movement (REM) sleep, including decreased quantity, increased undifferentiated sleep, and immature organisation of eye movements into discrete bursts, as well as decreased time in bed, total sleep time, REM sleep latency, and increased proportion of sleep stages. The mainstay of behavioural management is the implementation of non-pharmacotherapeutic strategies such as bedtime rituals and a sleep-wise strategy. Treatment techniques, as well as restricted regulated medi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-7890.21.S4.004

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