ADHD and second nap??!

When my children were newborns they slept around the cloth but as toddlers they only slept once a day other than bedtime. I don't have any ADHD children. My last is possibly HFA but he has several physical birth defects and has never been a *good* sleeper but so fr at 4 he doesn't appear to be ADHD.

I'm not too sure on this theory.

Sincerely,
Debra, homeschooling mom of 4 ages 10 (AS), 9, 7, and 4 (Apraxia, Dysarthria, HFA?)

I think hogwash as a cause but I do think that lack of sleep makes many people with add or adhd more symtomatic. And in some kids sleep deprivation looks like ADHD. But the cause--nope. I guarantee my son did not miss a second nap in any significant developmental stage (he isn't any longer but he was a terrific napper). He is without a doubt ADD (also spectrum). I do think that ADHD kids (and spectrum kids) may be poor sleepers due to the issues so perhaps there is a correlation and so she leapt to that conclusion?

Yeah I asked "did she mean that it makes kids SEEM like they have ADHD if they aren't getting enough sleep?" and she said, "no, she said it CAUSED ADHD!"

I just didn't know if there was some new study or something....

my DD is "at risk" (she's only 3.5 but has 2 uncles with ADHD and she has attention issues) and she was always a terrible napper....but I'd just never heard this!

oh well - maybe my friend misunderstood or this expert has some axe of her own to grind...
peace,
robyn