Does your child struggle with staying focused and attentive? Does he or she also struggle with sleeping through the night? Sleep is vital to daily life and crucial to health and well-being.

If you’re a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and you feel like you’re in a nightly battle against your own brain’s ability to power down, you’re actually…not wrong, science ...

* ADHD traits are linked to poor sleep, depression, and lower quality of life * Insomnia and circadian misalignment worsen mental health in ADHD * Treating sleep ...

—What is the role of circadian rhythm abnormalities in sleep disturbances that are commonly observed in children and adults with ADHD? Reviewed by Nicole Foubister, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of ...

Westchester, Ill. — A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP shows that adolescents with a childhood diagnosis of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are more likely to have current ...

I’ve been interested for a long time in the relationship between ADHD and sleep; particularly in the risk of misdiagnosis of ADHD for what may be sleep problems. In both adults and children with ADHD, ...

Did you get by on just a few hours of sleep last night, or do you tend to have difficulties staying asleep once you finally doze off? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that 1 in 3 ...

Scientists don’t know the exact cause of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD. Genes may play a role but can’t quite explain its prevalence. In the ...

Everyone needs 7-9 hours of sleep each night to feel productive and well during the day. But people with ADHD often have a hard time falling or staying asleep. Because you feel tired, your ADHD ...