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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Me! Sleep hygiene is a huge priority. [/quote]

Could you pls explain what you did to achieve this? [/quote]

Sure! Well, first of all this was impossible when my kids were little. But once they hit 4 and 6 years old, it was easier to tackle.

One--no screens an hour before bed. Reading only or chatting with dh. 
Two--find the right temperature for your room/sleeping clothes/blanket. Aim for a little cooler than you think.
Three--caffeine only before 10am, limit liquids after 5. So that means hydrate well early in the day.
Four--don't pass your sleep window, if possible. If you're yawning like crazy at 9:45 then you should aim to go to bed around that time, at least for awhile. 
Five--don't stay up much much later on weekends, and don't sleep in too much. This one may seem painful, but helps so much in regulating sleep and anxiety and -as a result- adhd symptoms.[/quote]

Caffeine is a stimulant and stimulants generally don’t affect people with ADHD the same way they do the general population (stimulant meds calm us down and focus us, instead of making us wired). Caffeine stopping at 10:00AM isn’t something most people with ADHD do or need to do.[/quote]

I have adhd and I need to stop at 1. Caffeine calms me down and I can still nap with it but if I take it after 1 I still have a really hard time going to sleep. I don’t know what other people with ADHD do but I know my brain and body and what’s best for me. I think that is key for people with ADHD- keep trying things until you find something that works. (Same with bullet journals, the concept was created by somebody with ADHD and they work for lots of people with ADHD, but not me and my ADHD therapist) [/quote]

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