#Neuropsychology

A recent study suggests that sleep problems among adolescents with ADHD do not automatically translate into more homework troubles, challenging a widespread assumption that restless nights directly worsen schoolwork for students with this neurodevelopmental condition. The research, conducted with teens in Belgium, found that weaker neuropsychological functioning—such as difficulties with attention, memory, and impulse control—was linked to more homework problems overall, but this relationship did not hinge on whether the student also struggled with sleep. In other words, for teens with ADHD, sleep problems did not stack the deck against homework performance in the way researchers had expected.