You and I may agree somewhat then. My focus was not on “beating”. I’m certainly not opposed to physical discipline when it’s needed, and I’m not afraid to spank my children when they need it. My problem with a lot of posters is their belief that in the case of a child that truly has ADD or ADHD that if only the parents spanked, the attention problems would go away. It just isn’t so. One has nothing to do with the other.
No, I think most people just think so much is now excuse by ADD that they are just taking the tac on kids who DON’T really have it.
I do think some do have excessive problems, though, that are outside any kind of discipline. It’s just the way life is - some are more “extreme” than the majority.