NIH-funded study links early sleep problems to autism diagnosis among at-risk children

(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) A small study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that sleep problems among children who have a sibling with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may further raise the likelihood of an ASD diagnosis, compared to at-risk children who do not have difficulty sleeping. Previous research has shown that young children who have a sibling with ASD are at a higher risk for also being diagnosed with the condit...