ADHD And Sleep Problems Part Two
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- Written by: Dave Pughe-Parry
| SLEEP DISORDER TYPE | RATIO |
| Narcolepsy - daytime sleepiness | 70 Times |
| Cataplexy - sudden loss of muscle tone leading to collapse | 70 Times |
| Hypersomnia - excessive sleeping | 20 Times |
| Sleep/wake schedule circadian rhythms | 19 Times |
| Insomnia | 16 Times |
| Restless Leg Syndrome | 7 Times |
| Nightmares | 7 Times |
| Sleep Walking | 6 Times |
| Sleep Terrors | 5 Times |
In Part Two of this article on sleep issues and ADHD I am going to break the very accurate Swedish Statistics on the subject. In Part One I looked the figures for sleep disturbances as one group.
Now I will break the figures down into 8 different categories and how uncommon they are compared top non-ADHD people.
Here are the figures from the highest to the lowest.
The Swedish team that undertook this study concluded their work saying this:
“Our findings also suggest that greater clinical attention should be directed towards addressing sleep problems in individuals with ADHD. This entails implementing proactive measures through sleep education programmes and providing both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy and parental sleep training.”
Coffee Is Good For You
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- Written by: Dave Pughe-Parry
There are studies that prove that everything is both good and bad for you! Dare I say it, it depends who is paying the piper who is playing for her or his supper!
It seems to me that all you have to do is dream up something you would like to see, or better still, something that fits your view of your world, ask a few people some questions you have carefully created so that your point will be proven, check the figures, and make a huge statement.
As ADDers we are bombarded all the time by people telling us what we mustn't eat or drink, and rather less frequently, what we must eat and drink.
Have you noticed how the things that are "good" for us are so-called healthy things like raw carrots and broccoli, while the "bad" things for us are the nice things we love, like chocolate, and coffee.
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