Summary
PROJECT SUMMARY Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), whether taking stimulant medications or not, experience more sleep problems than their peers. These nighttime sleep problems often lead to daytime sleepiness, which is likely to exacerbate some of the negative behavior effects commonly associated with ADHD. Since the most common treatment for pediatric ADHD is psychostimulant medication, methylphenidate (MPH), there has been a long-standing interest in whether this type of medication results in exacerbated sleep disturbances and the further development of sleeping d