The Relationship between Sleep, Chronotype, and Mood in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Controls

Abstract

Sleep disorders are common in ASD where 44% to 83% of individuals suffer from sleep problems'. Moreover, the period of adolescence includes changes, including changes in sleep habits and mood. In adolescents in general and adolescents with ASD in particular, sleep disorders may lead to an increase in mood disorders and evening-chronotype, where chronotype is an individual's preferred sleep-wake cycle.23 many Sleep disorders can exacerbate or mimic problem behaviors associated with ASD and worse the ASD symptoms. Therefore, it is iportant to address and understand the aetiology, prevention, and treatment of sleep disorders in ASD. However, there are disagreements in the literature regading whether teenagers have specific sleep habits and mood problems and whether autism symptoms play a role in sleep disorders and mood disorders.