Intervention improved sleep quality by reducing latency and disturbances in children with autism, suggesting exercise benefits.
After 8 weeks of moderate to high intensity badminton intervention, children in the experimental group showed decreased bedtime resistance, night wakings and total CSHQ scores, sleep latency, and wake after sleep onset were reduced. Conclusions: Eight weeks of moderate to high intensity badminton has significant effects on improving sleep quality in children with autism.
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