ADHD is largely not real. The clinical signs are either too broad to be attributable to a specific phenomena or can be explained more simply as lack of self control which is itself a sign of lack of self discipline.

Ask yourself why it isn’t prevalent outside the west

The literature simply acts as an excuse why an otherwise bright individual isn’t achieving in life. A blank check to not execute on tasks. “I can’t do that difficult or tiresome task, I have a condition where I can’t be expected to have patience”

Where medication does help, the same class of medications taken by anyone would make them more productive.