Sure they can, people endure and cope with a lot of things. That's a really low and unnecessarily painful approach though. They could do even better, do things they want to do, when they aren't hindered as much by the disorder.

I really think the comparison with glasses is apt, sure someone can squint their eyes and sit a bit closer at times, but why should they? We'd call it neglect to force someone to cope with bad eyesight without correction. Now you're talking about some ADHD kids doing well breaking the rules, so it's fine not to help? Eugh.

Do you know how many without help end up with incredible failure? Teen pregnancies, accidents, addiction, depression? It's more likely to be bad.

I really wish this discussion would revolve around helping, not potentially forcing coping.

Especially with the plethora of evidence about how much harm "masking" can cause for a neurodivergant individual.

Because that mask can never really be taken off.

I don't know where you're going with your comment. I didn't say anything about whatever you're implying. You might be responding to a different person?

ADHD kids can take medicine, but the rest of the world can also lighten up. That's my point. The rules and benchmarks are stupid and impose unnecessary stress on ADHD individuals. Over half of the time you can ignore it and be fine.