EPISODE · Sep 2, 2026 · 6 MIN
How To Spot The ADHD Misdiagnosis Trap Fast | Dr. Sasha Hamdani
from The Daily Motivation · host Lewis Howes, Dr. Sasha Hamdani
Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy! Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1972DM Trauma, anxiety, thyroid issues, hormones can all fragment your focus, but that's not the same as ADHD. Dr. Sasha Hamdani shares that the real tell is a lifelong pattern starting in childhood, not just a rough patch or a stressful season. The original ADHD data came from hyperactive young boys, so the criteria still misses so many other presentations. Europe added emotional regulation to the ADHD criteria back in 2019. The US still hasn't. You can't observe emotional turbulence on a chart, so doctors label it anxiety or depression instead. Patients show up on their 10th antidepressant, still exhausted, still unseen, finally asking if it's actually ADHD. One doctor told a patient they couldn't even discuss ADHD until the anxiety and depression were under control first. That's the trap. Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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What if a decade of antidepressants was treating the wrong diagnosis all along, while the real cause of your racing mind went unnamed? Dr. Sasha Hamdani exposes the outdated ADHD criteria trapping patients in endless misdiagnosis, and reveals how to finally recognize the lifelong pattern hiding beneath anxiety and depression labels.
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