Facts of Life

HYPERATIVE OR JUST TIRED?

Researchers have found that some children diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder may be suffering, instead, from sleep apnea — a snoring disorder that makes a good night's rest hard to come by. “If you have a kid who is hyperactive and snores, think about the possibility that the two may be connected,” said lead investigator David Gozal of the University of Louisville.

Source: Pediatrics, March 2003. Register Illustration by Tim Rauch.