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Apr 2014
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02 | ADHD & Sleep

Eric Tivers, LCSW, ADHD-CCSP
About this episode
Sleep and ADHD Sleep challenges can run the gamut when you have ADHD.  In this episode I discuss common sleep challenges, as well as my sleep challenges, and I share a number of strategies.  I also share one of my favorite tools in my ADHD toolbox for helping me with sleep.  
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