Exploring behavioral sleep problems in children with ADHD and comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder Thomas, Simone, Lycett, Kate, Papadopoulos, Nicole, Sciberras, Emma and Rinehart,N 2015, Exploring behavioral sleep problems in children with ADHD and comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder, Journal of attention disorders, Early view, pp. 1-12, doi: 10.1177/1087054715613439. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Exploring behavioral sleep problems in children with ADHD and comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder Author(s) Thomas, Simone Lycett, Kate Papadopoulos, Nicole orcid.org/0000-0001-9057-1672 Sciberras, Emma orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-303X Rinehart,N orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-3958 Journal name Journal of attention disorders Season Early view Start page 1 End page 12 Total pages 12 Publisher Sage Publications Place of publication Oxford, Eng. Publication date 2015-12-04 ISSN 1557-1246 Keyword(s) ADD/ADHD autism spectrum disorder (ASD) behavioral problems sleep disorders sleep quality Summary OBJECTIVE: This study (a) compared behavioral sleep problems in children with comorbid ADHD and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with those with ADHD and (b) examined child/family factors associated with sleep problems. METHOD: Cross-sectional study comparison of 392 children with a confirmed ADHD diagnosis (ADHD+ASD, n=93, ADHD, n=299) recruited from 21 peadiatric practises in Victoria, Australia. Data were collected from parents. Key measures included the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). RESULTS: Children with ADHD + ASD experienced similar levels and types of behavioral sleep problems compared with those with ADHD. In both groups, the presence of co-occurring internalizing and externalizing comorbidities was associated with sleep problems. Sleep problems were also associated with parent age in the ADHD + ASD group and poorer parent mental health in the ADHD group. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest comorbid ASD is not associated with increased behavioral sleep problems in children with ADHD and that co-occurring internalizing and externalizing comorbidities may flag children in these groups with sleep problems. Language eng DOI 10.1177/1087054715613439 Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified 1701 Psychology Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2015, Sage Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30080409 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Psychology Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Tue, 05 Jan 2016, 09:37:19 EST Wed, 06 Jan 2016, 04:00:19 EST Tue, 12 Jan 2016, 05:08:12 EST Fri, 15 Apr 2016, 14:22:36 EST Sat, 04 Aug 2018, 02:30:19 EST Sat, 04 Aug 2018, 02:32:00 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 3 times in TR Web of Science Cited 5 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 266 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 05 Jan 2016, 09:37:19 EST

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