A study, published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, suggests that melatonin may help children with autism or Fragile X syndrome sleep.
Study senior author Beth Goodlin-Jones of the M.I.N.D Institute at the University of California Davis Health System in Sacramento, said that sleep problems are reported in up to 89 percent of children with autism and 77 percent of children with Fragile X syndrome. She explained that sometimes children may take one to two hours to fall asleep and often disrupt the household during this time. Treatment with over-the-counter melatonin supplements might help alleviate some of the stress that parents of special-needs children experience. Read more…
Posted by Carrie Pollare
Source: UPI
