B2332 - Autism sleep mental health parent distress and chronic pain in childhood - 20/11/2014

B number: 
B2332
Principal applicant name: 
Ellen Marie Henderson (UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK)
Co-applicants: 
Hannah Connell (UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK), Dr Margaret Fletcher (University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol), Dr Jacqui Clinch (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol), Jenny Barke (University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol)
Title of project: 
Autism, sleep, mental health, parent distress and chronic pain in childhood
Proposal summary: 

Aims:

To describe the prevalence of pain within those with diagnosed autistic spectrum disorder.

To describe the prevalence of pain within those with autistic like symptoms including social and communication difficulties, prematurity and delays reaching developmental milestones.

To explore if depression and anxiety are higher amongst those with autism and pain.

To explore if people with autism and pain suffer from sleep deprivation.

To explore how prevalent sleep deprivation is in people who present with persistant pain compared to those who present with autism and persistent pain.

To explore if sleep is dependant on anxiety scores in those with pain more than those without pain.

To explorwe if children with a diagnosed autistic spectrum disorder have other chronic sleep, pain or anxiety conditions.

Date proposal received: 
Thursday, 13 November, 2014
Date proposal approved: 
Thursday, 20 November, 2014
Keywords: 
Pain
Primary keyword: 
Autism