Little girl who survives on one hour of sleep a night

A three-year-old girl has a rare condition which means she can survive on an hour of sleep a night.

Exhausted parents Robin Audette and Kirk Hisko are lucky to get between four to six hours sleep a night, but their energetic daughter Ever can survive on as little as an hour and a half – and even been known to sleep at 20 minute intervals throughout a whole night.

The reason for Ever's sporadic sleeping patterns?

Angelman syndrome: a genetic and neurological disorder, which occurs in approximately 12-20,000 people.

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