data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens How does autism affect sleep? People with autism tend to have insomnia: It takes them an average of 11 minutes longer than typical people to fall asleep, and many wake up frequently during the night . Some people with the condition have sleep apnea, a condition that causes them to stop breathing several times during the nigh When do sleep problems start in autism? For children on the autism spectrum, sleep problems typically begin to occur from around 30 months of age . Their most common problems are less total time asleep and increased time to settle to sleep. These are similar problems reported by parents of typically developing children
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