How environment and relationships shape a person

Reviewed by [Clinician name] Published 13 July 2026 by ADHD Klubas · Last checked [DATE] 41 min watch

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The short version

A supportive environment does not remove ADHD, but it changes how much of it turns into daily damage.
Relationships formed early set the expectations an adult carries into work and family.
The TBRI approach discussed here was built for children, and Sasnauskienė explains what carries over to adults.
Practical adjustments come at the end of the conversation, from 31:40.

What the conversation covers

Giedrė Sasnauskienė works as an occupational therapist and is a practitioner of TBRI, an approach built around the effect of early relationships on how a person regulates themselves. The conversation starts with what "environment" actually means in practice — not just a quiet room, but the people in it and what they expect of you.

Much of it is framed around people with ADHD, but the material holds more broadly. Where the discussion turns to children, Sasnauskienė is explicit about which parts carry over into adult life and which do not.

Full transcript Searchable, timestamped, and readable without sound.

Who this is for

Adults who recognise the pattern of coping well on paper and badly in private, and parents who want to understand what their own upbringing installed. No prior reading is assumed.