Sasha Hamdani

Is this ADHD?

Is this depression?

Is this anxiety?

Is this trauma?

They're all things that overlap.

really beautifully and can mimic it.

So you need to be able to kind of pull from the diagnosis, what the patient is saying, ask the right questions to get to where you're going.

And I'll tell you, a lot of people come to me 100% dead set, I have ADHD.

And by the time we're done with the interview, it's like, no, you didn't.

I mean, this was trauma.

This is what was causing it.

And so it takes someone who's been trained to be able to discern that.

So with inattentive, you're looking at difficulty with starting a task, staying engaged in a task, completing tasks, having difficulty with disorganization.

You're looking at issues with executive function, the skills that are required for that.

processing, and getting a goal done.

Goal-oriented behaviors done.

Those are kind of more the inattentive symptomology.

Hyperactive, you're thinking more like physical and verbal impulsivity.

These are the kids and adults who have difficulty staying in their chair.

They're constantly fidgeting.