The Real Root of ADHD Isn't Trauma, It's This | Dr. Sasha Hamdani

Everywhere I go. Airports, events, walking down the street, people stop me and say, Louis. This show got me through one of the hardest seasons of my life. And it's one of the coolest things when people come up to me. So if you see me, please come up and say hi and let me know how this show, The School of Greatness, has impacted you. It lights me up because our mission at Greatness Media is to impact 100 million lives every single week. So if today's conversation hits home for you, do me a favor and push the follow button right now. It means that the next conversation will be delivered to you and will find you exactly when you need it. Again, thank you so much for being here and listening to the School of Greatness. Make sure to follow right now to stay up to date on the latest and greatest. There's so many things that fragment focus. Trauma can fragment focus, PTSD, anxiety can fragment focus. So many things that impact focus, impact behavior.

But that's not truly. A DHD. What would you say is typically the root cause of someone having ADHD? It's not trauma? Really? No. She's a board certified psychiatrist, a best-selling author, and ADHD specialist who was diagnosed with ADHD herself. Please welcome Dr. Sasha. I'm done.

You can't. Observe. emotional regulation. You can't observe these kind of difficulties and subtleties that are happening internally. We have this entire world of medication. Like if you have an ADHD diagnosis, you don't necessarily have to be on one of those medications. These kids almost seem like they got worse, or it was just like it didn't seem like it helped. Why are drugs typically the first thing that most doctors or primary care individuals prescribe to someone when they diagnose them with ADHD?

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