Researchers Are Starting To See ADHD In A New, Sleep-Centred Light

“If we can improve symptoms in some people through relatively safe and simple interventions, I think that’s an exciting possibility.”

Even though tens of millions of people have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) worldwide, we still don’t understand the mechanisms behind it.

ADHD seems to be “highly heritable”, meaning parents often seem to pass it on to their children – but experts think environmental factors may play a role, too.

Some researchers think that our body’s Circadian rhythm (or body clock) could contribute to this “complex interplay”, too.

A 2025 paper, titled “ADHD as a circadian rhythm disorder”, highlighted that circadian rhythm dysfunction “is a clinically significant and highly prevalent phenotype in a substantial subgroup of individuals with ADHD”.

Here, we spoke to one of its authors, Dr Brandon Luu, to explain this further.

ADHD is closely linked to circadian rhythm dysfunction.Growing evidence suggests that........

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