Sleep
Why sleep is so often the hardest part of ADHD — and what actually helps.
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Poor sleep is one of the most common problems people with ADHD bring to us — and one of the most treatable. Studies suggest around three quarters of adults with ADHD have some form of sleep difficulty, most often trouble falling asleep rather than trouble staying asleep.
This is not a willpower problem. Research using saliva melatonin testing has found that in many adults with ADHD the body clock genuinely runs late — the sleep hormone melatonin is released around 90 minutes later than in people without ADHD. Your body is not being difficult. It is on a different timetable.
The good news: body clocks respond well to light, timing and routine. Small, consistent changes usually work better than big ones.
This guide is in the section “Sleep, eating and your body”
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