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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My initial reaction was no, but then I remembered this article I read last fall.

Could some ADHD be a type of sleep disorder? That would fundamentally change how we treat it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/09/22/could-adhd-be-a-type-of-sleep-disorder-that-would-fundamentally-change-how-we-treat-it/?utm_term=.156bca2a420a[/quote]

Woah. Thank you for posting this. I just went down a sleep deprivation/mouth breathing/ADHD rabbit hole. We are in the process of having DC tested for ADHD. He has been a mouth breather as long as I can remember. His baby teeth are ground down because of it. The more I read, the more it sounds like my child is severely sleep/oxygen deprived. Setting up appointments with an ENT and an orthodontist ASAP. [/quote]
What can cause this condition?[/quote]

Inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids? The kicker is that we recently started a medication for nasal inflammation and he has finally been getting more sleep (1week). Mornings are now, for the first time in years, calm and happy, not full of tantrums, forgetfulness, and power struggles. The only problem is that it wears off by noon, and there is a marked difference in behavior soon after he starts breathing through his mouth again.[/quote]

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