Rebounder: I can relate to what you said in your message. My two sons and I have ADD and ADHD. The struggles I have with my 14 year old is mostly academic because his attention is easily distracted. He also has Tourette's Syndrome (multiple tics). He has to rely on medication for impulsive behaviour and the motor tics. He cannot take meds for ADD because they are what caused the tics to come out in him. Parents who have not had a child with ADD simply tell me to tell my son to just ""do the work." Like it is that easy. Then they come back with the statement "I could do it. He can do it." Insinuating that as a mother, I am too tolerant of his condition. If I were stricter and more orderly or methodical, he would not have the tics or the impulsive behaviour. It can be very infuriating when others don't understand. But we have to be the stronger parents. We have to understand that these other people will say what they want. People will believe what they want to believe. We cannot change those beliefs. They will only change their viewpoints if they want to change it. Until then, just let it drift by you. Cheers!