Question: There has been some research showing that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder get less overall sleep and 30-50% less REM sleep than their non-ASD counterparts. As REM sleep is associated with emotional processing and therefore impacts emotional and social intelligence, the link between low REM sleep and abnormal synaptogenesis in ASD is relevant to understanding the causes of autism. To your knowledge, is there a similar relationship between sleep quality/quantity and neurodevelopment in ADHD, and are you aware of any research being done along these lines?
Answer: Yes, there is a connection between ADHD disrupted sleep, inefficient sleep, restless leg syndrome during sleep, daytime tiredness, sleep apnea, etc.  Its not as obvious on EEG bu studies do show some change in REM.  You can find the results including a meta-analysis of all research by Samuel Cortese using Google Scholar.
content: Q: There has been some research showing that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder get less overall sleep and 30-50% less REM sleep than their non-ASD counterparts. As REM sleep is associated with emotional processing and therefore impacts emotional and social intelligence, the link between low REM sleep and abnormal synaptogenesis in ASD is relevant to understanding the causes of autism. To your knowledge, is there a similar relationship between sleep quality/quantity and neurodevelopment in ADHD, and are you aware of any research being done along these lines?
   Ans: Yes, there is a connection between ADHD disrupted sleep, inefficient sleep, restless leg syndrome during sleep, daytime tiredness, sleep apnea, etc.  Its not as obvious on EEG bu studies do show some change in REM.  You can find the results including a meta-analysis of all research by Samuel Cortese using Google Scholar.