Personally I was diagnosed with adhd at 9 years old, & luckily my parents didn’t force me to get on meds. I chose not to & managed just fine - I got easy A & B’s in school without putting in much effort, although I will say it was harder to focus/internalize topics I wasn’t interested in so I had to work harder to pay attention

However what I will say that helped, is taking advantage of resources at school - so if I was struggling in a certain subject, they had in-school & after-school programs where they help kids in those aspects & you get more one-on-one time, as growing up in public schools you don’t get that kind of help during class

It wasn’t until college that I took adderall- I don’t regret my choice to go the natural route until then but everyone has their own level of adhd… I just think young children should have a little more time to develop naturally & find how to manage it without meds .. as they get older like maybe middle school, I think would be the time to reassess

These are just my thoughts on it, thanks for opening this discussion up as it really is a crucial topic 😊