Sleep problems are very common in ADHD. Over 70% of adults and children with ADHD have difficulty falling asleep while others experience restless sleep, difficulty waking up or sleepiness during the day.
Appreciating the importance of sleep provides a powerful model for understanding and treating ADHD in a clinical setting. To shed some light on this issue neurocare recently held a clinical information session on the subject co-presented by Respiratory and Sleep Physician Dr Linda Schachter and Dr Trevor Brown, Neuroscientist and neurocare’s Global Academy manager.
The pair addressed several key issues including:
- Underlying reasons for poor sleep in clients with ADHD
- Symptoms of sleep disorders and how to manage clients presenting with these
- The role of sleep hygiene, meditation, and blue light therapy in sleep quality
- The interaction between ADHD medications and sleep
- Using Actigraphy and QEEG results to identify and assess underlying sleep issues in clients with ADHD
- How certain biomarkers can predict client responses to treatment
- Neurofeedback and other treatment options available and the stratification model
Watch a brief event recap
Trevor and Linda provide a brief recap of their presentations in the video below.
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