Yes, there are politics in the troop even though its a small one. Two of the moms have been best friends for years. I believe they decided to make my daughter the "scapegoat" so their own daughters would not be blamed, and so this mom complained to the council. So I don't know if its entirely an ADHD issue, perhaps not. My daughter was hyper, but so were the 3 girls at this event.

I do know that many troops split up or disband after every school year. There are lots of politics amongst parents. The scary truth is that if a parent doesn't like your child (or has something personal against you) they can plot against your child behind your back, by keeping her out of events, not inviting or including her with other kids, and gossiping about her to other parents. This woman wanted my daughter kicked out of Girl Scouts. That is kind of chilling to me.

Many parents believe ADHD isn't real, that its just a smokescreen for poor behavior. They will say "that kid just needs a good spanking". Truth is, we have spanked her quite a few times. But its not going to change her impulsivity or energy level. Spanking a child won't change his basic neurological makeup.

I should have told everyone upfront that my daughter had ADHD. And this coming year, whatever troop she is in (I hope she will be in a new one), I plan to take the other moms aside and explain it to them. I will also tell them that if they are having an issue with my daughter, to talk to me, and not talk behind my back.

I feel sometimes people don't recognize ADHD as a disability because it isn't always an obvious disability.