While sleep stages and brain rhythms influence spindle timing, researchers found that short-term patterns—spanning just seconds—are the most dominant factor in determining when spindles occur.
A pilot study showed promise for a sleep intervention for autistic adults in reducing insomnia and co-occurring anxiety symptoms.
Affected offspring had excessive activity of the mTOR pathway, a feature identified in the cortex of humans with autism.
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A gene that is poorly expressed in people with certain neurodevelopmental conditions is also essential for sleep, according to a new study.
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Sleep issues in children with autism are often written off as behavioral problems, but emerging science is unraveling a more complex picture.
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The findings provide further evidence that sleep is linked to early neurodevelopmental processes and could guide future treatments for patients.
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Spectrum News reports on how most people with autism have trouble falling and staying asleep.
Read MoreSleep problems in a baby’s first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis, but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain.
Read MoreWhen sleep is disrupted, brain development may be affected and could lead to later development of autism, according to a new study.
Read MoreEarly sleep problems predict repetitive behaviors later in childhood. And toddlers who overreact or underreact to sensory stimuli have more repetitive behaviors and other autism traits later on, reports Spectrum News.
Read MoreZebrafish show two patterns of neuronal activity as they sleep, and these patterns are analogous to rapid eye movement (REM) — or ‘dream sleep’ — and non-REM sleep in people, reports Spectrum. The...
Read MoreA Stanford University scientist writes about his research for Spectrum News looking at the connection between sleep and autism. A majority of autistic children suffer from sleep disturbances, which may disrupt these crucial...
Read MoreChildren with autism spectrum disorder, and those with other types of developmental delays who have symptoms of the disorder, often have a harder time getting to sleep and staying asleep, according a study in the March 2019...
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