In continuation of the discussion of the frustration in diagnosing a child with ADHD, I'd like to comment on the topic of sleepiness. Studies show that close to half of children with ADHD also have problems with sleep. A curious observation repeatedly made when observing how children behave when they haven't slept well is that kids tend to act in ways that are opposite of the ways adults act when they are tired. Specifically, when kids are sleepy and are trying to stay awake, they tend to...

