Thank you for writing this. I have people with ADHD in my family.It's a condition that is often ridiculed and minimized but the consequences of having untreated ADHD can be disastrous. Many untreated people self-medicate. Kids who end up in rehab before they're 25 are a case in point as are many of the people who slip through the cracks despite having an above average IQ. They're often unreliable and make poor life partners and parents. I am thankful my son was diagnosed at a relatively early age and his pediatrician was knowledgeable and experienced.  He's the one who warned us about the consequences of leaving it untreated and he was right. Without treatment I"m not sure my son could have finished high school; he's at university now. I never wanted him to ask us at age 35 why we let him struggle and fail at life when treatment was available.  We ignored the judging friends/family who had no real knowledge of the condition but felt they knew better how to raise our son than we did.