ADHD is related to several sleep problems, but the most frequent seems the delayed sleep phase syndrome, a disturbance of the circadian rhythm. Research of children and adults with ADHD (when compared to controls) shows that the majority of these individuals has a late sleep onset that is associated with a late onset of the sleep hormone melatonin (van der Heijden et al, 2005; van Veen et al, 2010). Melatonin is produced by the pineal gland in the brain when it is getting dark in the evening, and we wake up by light in the morning. The onset of the melatonin production helps to fall asleep. For most adults the onset of melatonin is around 9.30 pm; in ADHD children compared to controls this occurs at least 45 minutes later, and in adults with ADHD even 90 minutes (van der Heijden ea, 2005; van Veen ea 2010). After melatonin onset, it normally takes 2 hours to fall asleep, but in adults with ADHD it takes at least 3 hours (Bijlenga et al, 2013). So it does make sense that so many people with ADHD have difficulty falling asleep on time. This late onset of melatonin is driven by genes that regulate the biological clock, and those genes have been linked psychiatric disorders like ADHD and bipolar disorder (Landgraf et al, 2014). What the exact relationship is between this late sleep pattern and ADHD is still unknown.
it still baffles me that there are people who choose not to “believe” in a medically proven disorder like adhd. but then again, there are also people who consider the earth to be flat. everything truly is possible on this odd planet
lol adhd drivers are more impatient, more susceptible to road rage, and are more likely to speed
u don’t get it man this is 100% me when i drive
And that right there is called a false consensus.
Both my brother and I have ADHD. My brother drives like an old man, always 5 under the limit and he never gets angry at other drivers, maybe a little peeved is they do something illegal or something that endangers him. I am super chill when driving I’ve only ever sped once and that was to get past a truck (I was next to a big semi) to let it in to the lane for the exit.
actually, it’s a well-documented phenomenon in people with adhd. studies (x, x) have shown that adhd drivers are more likely to experience the things listed by op. so while not everyone with adhd will fall into this category, it is still seen as a major area of impairment in this disorder. especially barkley has done a lot of research into adhd and driving and one of his studies concluded that stimulant medication is advisable in order to improve the driving outcomes.
saying people who have adhd are insufferable without their meds is ableist because that’s shaming somebody for behaviors that they struggle to control and not everyone with adhd can afford medication and sometimes medication just isn’t a good treatment for them so like maybe shut up
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