Sleep problems in handicapped children: a preliminary study.
Data are reported from an exploratory study looking at the prevalence of sleep problems (broken sleep and limited hours of sleep) in a population of handicapped children. Some degree of difficulty occurred in over a third of the population. There were strong associations with age, a range of serious daytime behavioural difficulties and indices of family stress. Some support for distinct subgroups (night waking, limited hours) was obtained. The implications of these findings are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications*