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How does a guy with ADHD sleep? Zeo Personal Sleep Coach. Zeology — The Art + Science of Sleep. Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome - What It Is And How To Treat It. Written by Josh Stone with contributions from Kevin Morton, Spring 2010 It is a quiet Sunday night on Anyold University's campus, and Julian is just finishing up the last of his schoolwork for Monday. Knowing that he has a 9:00 am class the next day, he decides he is going to get in bed at 11:30. However, although Julian crawls into bed right on schedule, he finds that he is still completely alert and awake, and lies in bed all the way until 3:00 am before he ever actually falls asleep. The next morning, Julian awakes to his alarm at 7:30 having gotten less then five hours of sleep the night before. He groggily drags himself out of bed, not feeling the least bit refreshed. Not a promising start to his school day. Julian is stuck in the middle of a very common and often harmful pattern in his circadian rhythm, a pattern known in the sleep circle as Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (DSPS).

Read more about the effects of sleep deprivation. Who Does Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Affect? Dr. Dr. Dr. F.lux: software to make your life better. Customer Reviews: Philips goLITE BLU Light Therapy Device. How to Fall Asleep Fast and Easily | NightWave. Sleep—Information about Sleep. Figure 1. Problem sleepiness can have serious consequences. 1 Introduction Sleep is a behavioral state that is a natural part of every individual’s life. We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. It is not normal for a person to be sleepy at times when he or she expects to be awake. Problem sleepiness may be associated with difficulty concentrating, memory lapses, loss of energy, fatigue, lethargy, and emotional instability.

Problem sleepiness can be deadly. Very few textbooks for high school students provide any scientific information about changes that occur in the body during sleep and how those changes affect our ability to move and think. 2 Misconceptions about Sleep Students may have misconceptions about what causes us to sleep, what occurs during sleep, how our body responds to a lack of sleep, and what function(s) sleep fulfills. Misconception 1: Sleep is time for the body in general and the brain specifically to shut down for rest. 3.1 Sleep is a dynamic process. Figure 2.