Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology Goldsmiths University of London London UK
2. Department of Psychology George Mason University Fairfax Virginia USA
3. Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work and Waisman Center University of Wisconsin‐Madison Madison Wisconsin USA
4. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Drexel University Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA
5. Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences The George Washington University Washington District of Columbia USA
Abstract
AbstractPoor sleep can have a significant impact on physical health and well‐being. Sleep problems are common among autistic children, but less is known about sleep across the autistic adult lifespan. Autistic adults (n = 730, aged 18–78 years) were recruited via Simons Powering Autism Research for Knowledge Research Match. Participants completed online surveys asking about demographics, health problems, social support, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and overall and specific aspects of sleep quality. Regression analyses explored the variables associated with sleep quality. Physical health, assigned female sex at birth and self‐reported anxiety symptoms significantly contributed to models for all aspects of sleep. Perceived stress contributed to models of overall and subjective sleep quality, and daytime dysfunction. Depression symptoms did not contribute significantly to any of the models of sleep quality. However, utilizing government support mechanisms (such as social security) contributed to the model of sleep efficiency. Age contributed little to models of sleep quality, whereas perceived stress and psychotropic medication use contributed to some but not all aspects of sleep. Sleep quality is poor for autistic people across the adult lifespan. Given known impacts of poor sleep on health, cognition and quality of life, attention should be paid to sleep and its possible everyday effects for autistic people of all ages.
Funder
Autism Speaks
Fulbright Association
George Washington University
Subject
Genetics (clinical),Neurology (clinical),General Neuroscience
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