Diane B Fawkes Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Sleep Deprivation, Physiology of Sleep & Wakefulness, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, Sleep Medicine
Neurology-Sleep Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Diane B Fawkes is working as professor in Vanderbilt University. He is the Editorial Board Member of many peer reviewed journals and his area of expertise, as an Research Scholar credits him with many publications in national and international journals. He is committed to highest standards of excellence and it proves through his co-authorship of many books.
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Author(s): Suzanne E Goldman, Lily Wang and Diane B Fawkes
Concordance of Mother/Child Sleep Patterns Using Actigraphy: Preliminary Findings
Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and are often associated with problem behaviors. Problematic sleep in the child may impact maternal sleep. We examined the association of sleep in mother-child dyads to child daytime behavior and maternal insomnia and daytime sleepiness in 11 children with ASD and 6 children of typical development (TD) using wrist actigraphs over 14 consecutive nights. Early morning wakenings were significantly associated with poorer daytime... view moreĀ»