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[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

Just to add a clinical perspective, what this article describes is called "sleep onset insomnia". While not symptomatic of ADHD by itself, it seems this article is saying people with ADHD might be more likely to experience this. The reasons for insomnia can be numerous. And people without ADHD can experience sleep onset insomnia too! Especially people with anxiety.......... But as for me, I tend to have restless sleep with early morning awakening insomnia. My spoons are empty by night time and it's easy to drift off, but once the light hits my eyelids I enter go-mode.

Also keep in mind that this article was published by ADDitudeMag which is a somewhat complicated (if not controversial?) source.