An interesting read on the rise on the diagnosis of ADHD at alarming rates. I do know that a number of my students, over the years, sometimes do not sleep enough. While you think that the students might want to sleep in class, they were often full of distracted energy and had tremendous difficulty following through on work.
Here is the NYT relating to this observation:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/opinion/sunday/diagnosing-the-wrong-deficit.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
Enjoy the weekend.
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