Associations of meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines with social and emotional function in youth with ASD/ADHD

The 24-hour movement behavior (24-HMB) guidelines recommend that children and adolescents should limit screen time (ST), get an adequate amount of sleep (SL), and engage in sufficient physical activity (PA) to ensure health and healthy development. Meeting 24-HMB guidelines is associated with positive mental health outcomes (e.g., social and emotional function) in the general population. However, it is unclear whether such findings extend to children and adolescents with comorbid Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thus, we examined associations of meeting 24-HMB guidelines with social and emotional function in children and adolescents with comorbid ASD/ADHD.