Posted by DSPS on April 14, 2008 at 12:23:03:

In Reply to: 8 year old sleep anxiety posted by Jean on March 24, 2008 at 08:07:18:

Hi. I have Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome (look it up on Wikipedia and at dspsinfo.org) and it started at about that age. There can, of course, be many explanations for your daughter's sleep problems. I just thought you should be aware of this possibility, as most doctors aren't. Probably the easiest check, if summer vacation is coming up, is to offer her 2 weeks with no set bedtime nor wake time. Keep a log. If she settles nicely into sleeping 1 am to 9-10 am or 2 am to 10-11 am, then DSPS is something to look into. At about 3 of 2000 (adults), it's uncommon but not extremely rare. Good luck!

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