ADHD and Sleep Disorders
Question:
Does ADHD have any connection to sleep disorders such as insomnia and Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrom (DSPS)? –TeeRebel
Response:
Does ADHD have any connection to sleep disorders such as insomnia and Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrom (DSPS)?
In one sense no, in another it’s an open question. Some sleep disorders can product symptoms very similar those of ADHD, however if the cause of the symptoms is a sleep disorder then you have a sleep disorder, not ADHD. That said, the discovery that sleep disorders can produce such symptoms is fairly recent and there is no doubt some number of people with undetected sleep disorders who have been diagnosed with ADHD–screening for sleep disorders is not part of most ADHD workups. –TeeRebel
– –John Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net (was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
