Adherence to treatment and parents' perspective about effectiveness of melatonin in children with autism spectrum disorder and sleep disturbances

• Main Authors: Hadar Sadeh (Author), Gal Meiri (Author), Dikla Zigdon (Author), Michal Ilan (Author), Michal Faroy (Author), Analya Michaelovski (Author), Yair Sadaka (Author), Ilan Dinstein (Author), Idan Menashe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Melatonin is considered an effective pharmacological treatment for the sleep disturbances that are reported in > 50% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, real-life data about the long-term course and effectiveness of melatonin treatment in children with ASD...