Many children with ADHD have sleep difficulties which can aggravate an already difficult situation and make the child more tired, and less able to concentrate during the day, as well as increasing stress on the parents, especially at pre-school age.
Some children are very active all night; they keep moving in their sleep which is fitful and restless. A small group of children and unable to sleep because of anxiety; they worry about noise, darkness and other disturbing conditions. However, the main problem for most of these children is getting to sleep in the first place, usually because they cannot relax and their brains are still active.
