CY-Sleep Disturbance CAP Identifies Children with Sleep Disturbance

Insomnia is the most common sleep disorder. It can have a devastating impact on one’s emotion, physical, occupation and social life. While it occasionally can be seen in the clinical setting as a primary diagnosis, it most often presents as a comorbidity to a medical or psychiatric issue;

Adolescents and adults need around 9 hours of sleep daily (De Souza 5). Since schools are starting so early, they can not get the needed sleep time, eight to nine hours. Even though teachers go to school the same time as students, consequences are worse in students and it seems to have more of a critical effect on students. No matter if it is a student or a teacher, the quality of sleep is very important for everybody.

         When children hit puberty they experience a delay in their biological block which in turns causes a shift in melatonin. Melatonin is the natural hormone in a person’s body that notifies them if it is time to sleep or time to wake up. A distraction in this can cause many behavior health and mental health issues such as substance abuse, depression or sadly suicide. Only about a tenth of the population actually get the right amount of sleep they need. The minimum amount someone should sleep is eight full hours. In the

Sleep Issue: Client has trouble to sleep while she is traveling, particularly when she had to share bed/room with her travel companions. She felt she was becoming a burden to her travel companions, and she is worrying others may think she is weird. Client also said she has trouble to sleep when someone is visiting her house as well, this includes her parents visiting. Client reflected she has a particular sleep routine.

Commonly known as Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder (DSPD) and other names, is a disorder in which the persons internal body clock is not in sync with the morning-rise evening-sleep pattern of the majority of people. Individuals with this disorder are not able to sleep and wake at the times that are regulated by normal work and school hours. They usually get enough sleep to keep them at a functional level through the day but not enough to be considered “well rested”. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for some sleep disorders to determine the illness. The cause of Delayed Sleep Phase can include a variety of reasons; puberty being one of the main causes, but some people are born with the disorder. The short term and long term effects of this illness is unfortunate for a person’s overall health. Overall cures to this disorder have not been found yet. Doctors have suggested sleeping pills to help or other alternatives. The disorder affects the timing of sleep, peak period of alertness, the core body temperature rhythm, hormonal and other daily cycles.

There is a good chance that I will be working with adolescents and so sleep is a very important concept for me to keep in mind. If they didn’t a good night sleep by not getting nine to ten

Sleep disorders alter ones sleep pattern and often results in the inability to either sleep or sleep soundly. They often cause you to feel restless, tired, fatigued, and irritable. It is estimated that nearly 75 percent of adult Americans experience sleep disorder symptoms at least a few nights per week. At the same time, sleep disturbances in some form are seen in as many as 25 to 30 percent of infants and children (“Sleep Disorders” 2013). Clearly a huge conundrum in the world, sleep disorders affect an inordinate amount of people. Millions of people suffer or have suffered from a sleep disorder at one point in their lives and if mistreated can impact organ systems functioning negatively. Physical disturbances, medical issues,

Obstructive sleep apnea. In this condition, a child's breathing stops and restarts in quick episodes. It can happen many times each hour. This interrupts sleep and can lead to bedwetting.

More than 25 percent of all children in general and not only infants but also teenagers and high school students experiencing various forms of sleep disorders, from short-term difficulties with falling asleep and sleepwalking to long-term problems of sleep apnea and narcolepsy (Owens, Judith A .; Mindell, Jodi A. Take charge of your child's sleep. The all-in-one resource for solving sleep problems in kids and teens Da Capo Press, 2005). Moreover it has been shown in recent studies of long-range infants from 17 weeks gestation until 5 years of age, children who slept less than 10 hours at night or woke frequently tend to have more problems . emotional and behavioral five years (Sivertsen, Børge, et al Later Emotional and Behavioral Problems Associated With Sleep Problems in Toddlers: A Longitudinal Study JAMA Pediatrics, 2015, Vol 169, No. 6, p 575-... 582).

Narcolepsy is classified as a neurological disorder and is characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness. In children, narcolepsy with its recurring episodes of ‘sleep attacks’ can lead to social as well as academic dysfunction. Narcolepsy syndrome (NS) features vivid pseudo-dream experiences just before sleeping or upon awakening, referred to as hypnagogic and hypnopompic hallucinations, respectively. NS also presents with cataplexy, which is an abrupt and unexpected loss in muscular tone as a reaction to strong emotions. Narcoleptic children often have an ongoing struggle to avoid somnolence and may fall asleep in unusual places and unpredictable times.

Avoids problems, discussions and dislikes before bed, this will adversely affect the quality of sleep, and can not be repaired, and until the next day feeling tired despite having slept eight hours

Recent research has proven that children just are not getting the sleep they need these days. Kids today seem to be doing poorer in school and have less attention spans. Most parents are not aware of a common problem effecting thousands of children in this country: sleep disorders. Parents often fail to follow there children's sleeping patterns which can result in some serious side effects if that child has a sleep disorder. A study done at Tulane University in New Orleans studied about 300 first graders that preformed poorly in school. They found that 18 per cent showed signs of a sleeping problem. The percentage of children with bad grades found to have sleeping problems

Night terrors, nightmares, and sleepwalking are all cases that fall into sleep disorders called parasomnias. Parasomnias are disruptive sleep disorders that can occur during arousal from either rapid eye movement or even non-rapid eye movement. Children from the age’s four to twelve of ages experience night terrors.

Second, parents have a difficult time getting their children with disabilities on a steady sleep routine which can contribute to parent’s health and sleep problems. Research examined children’s sleep and found that children with autism spectrum disorder have a higher chance of having difficulties sleeping (Hodge, D., Hoffman, C., Sweeney, D., & Riggs, M., 2013). For example, they have a difficult time sleeping because of their disability that they require frequent checks throughout the night. Studies suggest in changing the way the child sleeps can have a

Sleep is a basic need of every child. Children need more sleep than adults because they are constantly growing and developing. Between nighttime sleep and naps, children should sleep the following amount each day depending on their age: