Is skipping the afternoon nap at not even 2.5 a sign of ADD/ADHD?
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NP Here's one https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630973/ Although some studies fail to find an association between sleep restriction and ADHD symptomology,9 the majority of studies with typically developing children and children with ADHD have demonstrated that sleep deprivation can result in deficits in neurobehavioral functioning that resembles or exacerbates ADHD symptoms This isn't the link to the actual research but references different studies. It's from ADDitude which is the magazine published by CHADD - the national organization for people with ADHD. https://www.additudemag.com/symptoms-of-insomnia/ |
Anonymous
+1000 |
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I don't know. I haven't heard about that before.
My son has ADHD combined, although it's not severe. He napped until he was 5. |
Anonymous
NP. Thank you for the links. I read the first and will read the second. But you are drawing a conclusion that the article does not draw. The article says many times that ADHD is very often comorbid with sleep disorders and goes on to question cause and effect. It definitely does not say that "it isn't adhd." |
Anonymous
| Much more likely comorbid. There’s a brain difference. |
Anonymous
Op, please make an appointment with a developmental pediatrician. "Another sign" is probably red flags for something. |
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My 2nd dropped his naps when he was 2 and bedtimes were awful if we didn't catch his magic 15 minutes -- the 15 minutes where he was tired but not too tired. If he gets too tired, he gets completely hyper. I remember at that age if he got too tired, I would have to hold him in the dark room while he screamed and thrashed until he just collapsed asleep. Later on, he would be running from one end of the house to the other, literally bouncing off the walls. So a really strict bedtime routine was crucial. Around 5, things got a lot easier and he's been a wonderful sleeper since then. Now at 7.5, he's showing signs of seasonal allergies and I've noticed when he's on his allergy medication that his behavior is better even though he still seems to sleep well without it. Perhaps he's not able to stay deeply asleep?
Ironically enough, when he was a preschooler/K'er he had a great ability to fall asleep during really loud events. Start a fireworks show and he'd be asleep within 5 minutes. Of course fireworks are usually after a long day of higher activity, but still, it was pretty funny. |
Anonymous
I don't think we're reading the same article. The researchers clearly note (as the PP quoted above) "the majority of studies with typically developing children and children with ADHD have demonstrated that sleep deprivation can result in deficits in neurobehavioral functioning that resembles or exacerbates ADHD symptoms". Further in the article, it states "Gruber and colleagues13 have also recently shown that teachers of typically developing school-aged children, who were blind to their students’ sleep status, reported increased cognitive problems and inattention after sleep restriction confirmed by polysomnography." In fact, the whole thing is riddled with evidence that whether one is typically developing or not, disturbed sleep mimics or exacerbates the symptoms of ADHD. A simple google search of 'sleep and symptoms of ADHD' yield a lot of published research. This is pretty much a no-brainer. |
Anonymous
| It’s a medical condition that should only be diagnosed by a qualified medical doctor. |
Anonymous
Can they do a brain scam to see the frontal cortex? |
Anonymous
*scan |