Circadian rhythms and sleep in children with autism

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 755-768

  Glickman, Gena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Circadian rhythms; Cortisol; Development; Melatonin; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ACTIMETRY; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; NONHUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HORMONES; HUMANS; SLEEP;

EID: 77649336870     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2009.11.017     Document Type: Review

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