Children with ADHD have real sleep problems: Sleep both poorly and less
A new research has found that children suffering from attention deficit disorder have greater difficulty in falling asleep. Study showed that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are unable to experience deep sleep, as they usually remain more distracted. The findings showed that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are unable to experience deep sleep, as they usually remain more distracted. Read: Here’s how your kids can sleep tight “Our study confirms what many parents have experienced, which is that children with ADHD take longer to fall asleep at night,” said led researcher Anne Virring Sorensen, PhD student at the Aarhus University in Denmark. Further, two out of three children with ADHD have one or more additional psychiatric diagnoses in addition to their attention disorder, which probably increases the risk of sleep disturbance.
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