Objective investigation of the sleep-wake cycle in adults with intellectual disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 701-710

  Hare, Dougal Julian ^a   Jones, S ^a   Evershed, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Autistic spectrum disorders; Intellectual disabilities; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PERIODICITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 33748375875     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2006.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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