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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How does sleep deprivation affect ADD behavior?[/quote]

From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-michael-j-breus/adhd-sleep-disorders_b_3193570.html:

"These behaviors associated with ADHD interfere with a child's social and intellectual development, causing problems with relationships with peers and adults, at school and at home. But what if ADHD isn't always the underlying cause of these symptoms? Signs of poor quality and insufficient sleep in children can look remarkably like symptoms of ADHD, as a number of recent studies show. There's particularly strong evidence that children with sleep-disordered breathing exhibit many of the same symptoms -- and suffer many of the same behavioral problems -- as children who've been diagnosed with ADHD."
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This seems like common sense to me. Why not address the lack of adequate sleep before jumping into the meds?[/quote]

Also, it may not just be a matter of getting enough sleep but the quality of sleep. 
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This.

TV does interfere with sleep quality, not just for children, but for adults to.[/quote][/quote]

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