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SLEEP PROBLEMS, SENSORY PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES, AND
SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM
DISORDERS
by
Chia-Chen Wu
_______________________
AThesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ART
(OCCUPAITONAL SCIENCE AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY)
May 2007
Copyright 2007 Chia-Chen Wu
Object Description
| Title | Sleep problems, sensory difficulties, and social participation in children with autism spectrum disorders |
| Author | Wu, Chia-Chen |
| Author email | wuchiach@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts / Master of Public Administration |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Occupational Therapy |
| School | Independent Health Professions |
| Date defended/completed | 2006-12-14 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-04-10 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Parham, Diane |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Clark, Florence Neville-Jan, Ann Wincor, Michael Z. |
| Abstract | The aim of this pilot study is to investigate the prevalence and patterns of sleep problems in a clinical sample of children aged from 5 to 9 years and 4 months with autism spectrum disorders, and to explore currently unclear associations among sleep problems, sensory processing difficulties, social participation, and chronological age. Surveys including the Child's Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ), the Sensory Processing Measure Home Form-R (SPM Home Form-R), and a researcher-generated sleep medical history form were given to parents of participants during their visits in a sensory-based occupational therapy program in a private clinic. Thirty three children with a mean age of 6 years and 6 months were sampled. Seventy eight percent of children had sleep problems determined with the CSHQ cutoff score. Sleep patterns in children for whom sleep problems were consistently indicated both on CSHQ total score (greater than or equal to 41) and parent responses on the sleep medical form were more bedtime resistance, less overall sleep duration, and frequent night waking. Chronological age was positively significantly associated with overall sensory functions, but negatively significantly associated with overall sleep problems, night waking, and daytime sleepiness. Moreover, the longer the children slept at night, the better their vestibular functions were. The longer duration that children woke at night, the worse their proprioceptive function was. The more severe parasomnias the children had, the worse their social skills were. These findings not only affirm sleep is related to daily behavior and further to the engagement in occupations in this particular population, but also indicate compelling clinical implications. Further studies are strongly recommended. |
| Keyword | sleep problems; sensory difficulties; social participation; autism spectrum disorders |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m368 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Wu, Chia-Chen |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Wu-20070410 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Wu-20070410.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | SLEEP PROBLEMS, SENSORY PROCESSING DIFFICULTIES, AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS by Chia-Chen Wu _______________________ AThesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ART (OCCUPAITONAL SCIENCE AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY) May 2007 Copyright 2007 Chia-Chen Wu |
