“As clinical psychologists who work with adults with ADHD, we are surprised by how often we see DSPS in our clients – and how many of them have never heard of it. Many have tried to seek help for their sleep-wake problems, only to be misdiagnosed and put on the wrong kind of strategies and treatment.
Understandably, these clients continue to experience significant sleep problems that affect overall functioning.”Sleep disorders and related issues often appear alongside ADHD, but we have yet to “wake up” to the relationship between ADHD and delayed sleep phase syndrome – a type of circadian rhythm sleep disorder.
No matter what nighttime looks like, the result for those with DSPS is often a short sleep window, as obligations like work and school await in the morning – at normal hours. That’s why waking up is extremely difficult for these individuals, who often have to force themselves awake with multiple alarms or even with the help of another person. Once up, these reluctant risers – sleep deprived and with their brain still half asleep – feel awful.
Standard interventions for sleep difficulties , such as sleep hygiene, sleep restriction, and stimulus control strategies, as well as sedative medication, are unlikely to be effective for individuals with DSPS.Many bodily and behavioral processes – from sleepiness and alertness to core body temperature fluctuations – follow a predictable 24-hour cycle. Ideally, the body’s internal timekeeper is reset each morning with exposure to light.
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