How are circadian rhythm disorders in children diagnosed?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Your child’s doctor may have him or her keep a daily sleep log to demonstrate sleep irregularities. Increasingly, physicians are using actigraphy as a way to diagnose sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. During actigraphy, a child wears a watch-like device on their non-dominant wrist that will continuously measure his or her movement over a period of time.
Your child’s doctor may have him or her keep a daily sleep log to demonstrate sleep irregularities. Increasingly, physicians are using actigraphy as a way to diagnose sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. During actigraphy, a child wears a... More

