Little boys at the mercy of our ilustrious education system. I've got a great idea, let's double the budget again, wheeeeeeeeeeeeee...
Been there, done that. Went to war with a school system when they wanted to medicate step-son. Did some serious research on a (to me) new topic. The diagnosis is purely subjective. There is no physical test, so the set of questions are such as; Does the student fidget too much? Does the students attention wander more than others? Is the student involved in more than normal disciplinary problems?
Obvious that the upper 50% on any one question are by comparison "more" whatever than the class. I finally fell out cackling when I read one defender of ADHD meds who assured me that the Scedule 2 narcotics they wanted to prescribe for the boy absolutely were not addictive, he knew this because he had been taking them daily for 26 years!
Told the school to pound sand and was threatened with a charge of "child abuse" for withholding essential medication. Instead of tugging my forelock, I invited the SOBs to court and never heard any more about it.