Sleep and Attention
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When you sleep your brain is being cleared of clutter you have accumulated during your waking hours.
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Quantity of sleep (7-9 hours) is not enough. It is the amount of time you spend in deep sleep that counts and you can’t
tell that from just looking at someone.
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A Sleep Study is needed to accurately evaluate whether you or your child’s sleep is disturbed.
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Even one night of poor sleep will degrade your processing and learning power.Like your computer, your processing speed
and efficiency is degraded when your accumulate too much junk information.
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Below are some links to resources that discuss this problem
Impaired attention caused by sleep problems may be confused with ADHD - Adults & ADHD
Sleep problems may be related to ADHD - Sleep Problems & ADHD
Children’s sleep problems produce ADHD like symptoms of impaired attention, which negatively affects learning.-
Kids' Poor Bedtime Habits May Bring ADHD Misdiagnosis
Kids' Poor Bedtime Habits May Bring ADHD Misdiagnosis
Robert D. Smith, PhD
Diagnosis of Dyslexia, ADD & Learning Disorders
Children & Adults
