Even Slight Sleep Loss Makes ADHD Kids More Inattentive: Study

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Loss of Sleep Makes ADHD Kids More Inattentive: Study

The study, published in the journal Sleep, found that children who lost an average of 55 minutes sleep per night for six nights became clinically inattentive in four out of six measures.

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