300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 (617) 355-6000 Clinical Services (Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders): Examples of Sleep Disorder Symptoms The following are a few examples of symptoms of various sleep disorders. If your child is experiencing any of these symptoms, speak with your primary care physician. You may also consider contacting the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders for an appointment. Difficulty falling or staying asleep Inability to get enough sleep; lack of sleep affecting behavior or learning Chronically sleepy or irritable during the day despite apparently getting enough sleep at night Difficulty breathing, breathing heavily, or snoring while asleep; always sleeps with mouth open Frequent leg or arm jerks (every minute or more) while asleep; funny unpleasant feeling in legs during the evening when at rest Difficulty waking for school in the morning; sleeps several hours later on weekends Frequent nightmares; frequent screaming, yelling, thrashing, or walking in sleep The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional. Copyright © Children's Hospital Boston. All rights reserved.