Very interesting! I'll have to listen to the podcast sometime soon (I *love* Science Friday, btw-- they always have excellent topics. I catch it a lot when I'm on the way home from school).
I have a student this semester who is ADHD and recently has been falling asleep through most of class. I contacted his parents about it and they've said it's happening in his other classes too-- he is having trouble sleeping at home, major insomnia. The doctor said he thought it was depression, but the kid insists he's not depressed. I wonder if there are studies connecting depression with sleep and ADHD too? Probably.
I just know it would be great for about 75% of my kids to get at least 2 hours more sleep a night. Starting school at 7.30 doesn't help matters!
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Date: 2008-04-13 05:44 pm (UTC)I have a student this semester who is ADHD and recently has been falling asleep through most of class. I contacted his parents about it and they've said it's happening in his other classes too-- he is having trouble sleeping at home, major insomnia. The doctor said he thought it was depression, but the kid insists he's not depressed. I wonder if there are studies connecting depression with sleep and ADHD too? Probably.
I just know it would be great for about 75% of my kids to get at least 2 hours more sleep a night. Starting school at 7.30 doesn't help matters!