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Excessive Daytime SleepBehavioral Assessment and Intervention in a Child With AutismMay Institute, Randolph, Massachusetts
May Institute, Randolph, Massachusetts, jluiselli{at}mayinstitute.org Some children with autism have excessive daytime sleep but intervention research for this problem has not been conducted. The present study evaluated procedures with a 13 year old boy who had autism and slept for prolonged periods during the day. Classroom staff at a specialized school implemented procedures with the boy according to an ABAB experimental design. Intervention eliminated daytime sleep through a 6-month follow-up assessment. The study adds to the literature concerning sleep problems in children with autism and extends intervention to excessive daytime sleep.
Key Words: excessive daytime sleep autism sleep problems behavioral intervention
This version was published on July
1, 2008 Behavior Modification, Vol. 32, No. 4,
548-555 (2008) |
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