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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Kids who have insufficient sleep can present very much like they have ADHD, but it isn't ADHD.[/b]

Just like anxiety and ADHD can look identical in kids. [/quote]

Peer reviewed research study, please [/quote]

NP Here's one https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3630973/
[i]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[/i]

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/

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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."[/quote]

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.[/quote]

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