Reference no: EM133887417

Question

Sabrina is a 9 year old Afro-American female. She has had sleep problems since infancy when she stayed awake most of the day. She was colicky and had frequent temper tantrums. Currently she cannot fall asleep until 11 PM or later, is hard to arouse in the morning, and needs to be nudged through all the morning preparations, and is often being late for school. Through the rest of the morning until late at night she is alert and active. On weekends and vacations, she sleeps until late morning. Russell is her 30 year old father and Olivia her 33 year old mother. There are 2 younger siblings, Lester age 6 and Frida 4; neither have sleep problems. The father admits to having similar sleep problems as a child and presently not sleepy until 1 AM and having trouble waking mornings and readying himself for work. Russell also reported that his father has similar problems and also Sleep Apnea. Russell added that there were emotional problems and substance problems on his paternal and maternal sides of the family. Olivia denied any family history of sleep, emotional, or substance problems.

What is her diagnosis?