sleep problems can impact functioning and impair quality of life over time. Thoughtful interventions and practices, however, can significantly improve sleep quality — especially when implemented during the childhood and adolescent years.Common sleep problems in teens with ADHD include:Some factors predict sleep problems in teens with ADHD:For some children and teens, these sleep problems will resolve on their own or through some intervention.
But for a sizable subset, they will persist. Teens with ADHD, for example, are more likely than their neurotypical peers to get insufficient sleep on school nights, and more likely to report doing “all-nighters.”2 They also have more variable sleep behaviors compared to peers without ADHD (i.e.
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