From the article: A young man who was training to be an auto technician said that in his new career, his A.D.H.D. was no longer an issue. “It’s just that I had to figure out what I wanted to do,” he explained. “I want to work with cars. I don’t get bored doing that.”
I don't know anyone who can focus and concentrate when they're bored with something.
It would be ludicrous if it turns out this is a bigger factor than they ever considered.
There was a pediatrician in a small Upstate NY town about 30 years ago, who wrote an article for the local newspaper who was of the opinion that most kids that what the kids needed wasn't medication but activity, that most of them simply needed to get outside and burn off all that excess energy.
I noticed a HUGE difference in my kids behavior when they were on the swim team and doing practice most nights of the week. Their behavior improved dramatically. By a week after swim team was over I was ready to move out.
The article reminds me of a book written years ago: ‘Myth of the A.D.D. Child,’ written by Dr. Thomas Armstrong. He was sounding the alarm 30 years ago.