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Pelajar/Pengkaji Oleh: Nur Hidayah Binti Noor Mohamad Haris Fadhillah

Alamat Emel: hidayahharis97@gmail.com

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                                Background: ASD children have been shown to experience more sleep disturbance than the general population. If sleep disturbances are not detected and left untreated, their adverse effects can be significant in daytime functioning. Aim: This study aim is to identify the level of sleep disturbance among children with ASD and the frequency of six sleep disturbance in Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). Next, to identify the significant difference between the age group with SDSC and the association between demographic data such as gender and co-sleeping with SDSC. Method: A cross-sectional study has been conducted involving 84 parents who had children with ASD in Pusat Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PPDK) using the SDSC questionnaire to evaluate the sleep disturbance in children with ASD. Result: The overall prevalence of sleep disturbance among 84 ASD children was 60.7%. The most prevalent SDSC subscales were: Difficulty in initiating and maintaining (DIMS) 15%, sleep-wake transition disorder (SWTD) 15%, disorders of excessive somnolence (DOES) 9%, sleep breathing disorder (SBD) 7%, disorder of arousal (DA) 7% and sleep hyperhidrosis (SHY) 2%. There is no significant difference between SDSC with age group and no association between demographic data with SDSC. Conclusion: Overall, it can be concluded that children with ASD were having a sleep disturbance, whether DIMS, SWTD, DOES, SBD, DA, and SHY. However, the demographic data did not show any significant difference and association with SDSC.

Sleep Disturbance Among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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