IF these patients are already on drugs that may stunt growth, could it be the drugs that are causing the delay? I don’t remember ADD, ADHD, etc. when I was a kid. I can’t believe this is all due to improved methods of diagnosis.
Years ago the kids could finish school at 8th grade and go out and get a job that would support them for life - mechanic, tradesman, assembly line work, or whatever - but in today’s world, that’s not possible, unfortunately.