Sleep Dependent Memory Consolidation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Conclusion:This study shows that despite their more disturbed sleep quality, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) still demonstrate more stable memory consolidation across sleep than in wake conditions. The findings support the importance of sleep for stabilizing memory in children with and without neurodevelopmental disabilities. Our results suggest that improving sleep quality in children with ASD could have direct benefits to improving their overall cognitive functioning.Citation:Maski K, Holbrook H, Manoach D, Hanson E, Kapur K, Stickgold R. Sleep dependent memory consolidation in children with autism spectrum disorder. SLEEP 2015;38(12):1955–1963.
Source: Sleep - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research