Many kids do improve by spanking, but ADHD is a brain structure problem. People with true ADHD have a smaller reserve of concentration and they have a poor executive ability to put less important stuff away and concentrate on what is needed.
Much of it can be addressed through proper strategies, like putting all other homework away from the homework you are doing, because you have poor executive ability to not touch the other homework until you are finished what you are working on.
decades ago, we had NO NAMES for anything and kids got along and graduated....we knew some kids were different and it was just accepted as them being them....no stigma...no special classes...
I’d have to challenge any “disorder” that claims there is a chemical imbalance in the fluids in your brain that they can only measure through flow charts , questions ,and answers . Sorry , but putting adolescents on speed should have never been a solution , in fact , I’m pretty sure no one should be taking “depression” medication either . These all seem to be states of mind and it’s been used against us to put folks on drugs . Don’t worry , I’d never spend my time trying to convince a medicated parent this ,, I just pray instead.. God speed to all #sobeit