Faded bedtime has been evaluated as a behavioral intervention for delayed sleep-onset principally with children and youth who have intellectual and developmental disabilities in hospital and home settings. The present case report describes behavioral assessment and faded bedtime intervention in a 21-year old adult man with autism spectrum disorder at a community-based group home. The study also documented the effects of family home visits on the man’s sleep when he returned to the group home. Compared to a pre-intervention (baseline) phase, faded bedtime was associated with increased intervals of recorded sleep and a decrease in sleep-onset latency over several months of implementation. We discuss clinical implications of the case and generality of findings across populations and settings.

就寝时间的减少，已被评估为主要针对医院和家庭中具有智力和发育障碍的儿童和青少年的延​​迟发作的行为干预措施。本病例报告描述了在社区社区家庭中一名21岁患有自闭症谱系障碍的成年男子的行为评估和褪色的就寝时间。该研究还记录了当他回到小组家中时，家庭上门拜访对男人睡眠的影响。与干预前（基线）阶段相比，在实施的几个月内，就寝时间的减少与记录的睡眠间隔的增加和睡眠发作潜伏期的减少相关。我们讨论了该病例的临床意义以及人群和环境中发现的一般性。