Sleep and Activity Patterns in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

J Dylan WeissenkampenArpita GhoraiMaria FasolinoBrielle GehringerMaya RajanHolly C DowRonnie SebroDaniel James RaderBrendan T KeenanLaura AlmasyEdward S BrodkinMaja Bucan

Published in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)

The average duration of sleep/physical activity and the variation in the average duration of sleep/physical activity strongly predict ASD status. Physical activity measures were correlated with sleep quality, traits, and regularity, with ASD individuals having stronger correlations. Interventional studies are warranted to investigate whether improvements in both sleep and increased physical activity may improve the core symptoms of ASD.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
physical activity
autism spectrum disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
depressive symptoms
intellectual disability
body mass index
genome wide