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Mayes, Susan Dickerson; Calhoun, Susan L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2009
Our study of 477 children with autism (1-15 years, IQs 9-146) showed that parent reported sleep problems are found in most children with autism and are not significantly related to age, IQ, gender, race, parent occupation, neuropsychological functioning, and learning ability. However, sleep problems increased with severity of autistic symptoms and…
Descriptors: Autism, Sleep, Severity (of Disability), Depression (Psychology)
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Gordon, Barry – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
This article discusses the use of a neural systems perspective to explain some of the behavioral impairments in autism and why some methods work the way they do. It suggests some optimal or even new ways of improving the behavioral treatment of autism and coupling it with other treatment methods. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Children, Cognitive Processes