Thanks. Unfortunately the UK was some way behind the US and other countries like Sweden. ADD was recognised and treated widely until 1990s.

My experience at school in 70s, early 80s was to have eyesight an hearing checks, and then dyslexia test. Once it was confirmed no issues there it was simply put down to bad behaviour, carelessness, not paying attention. I went to three schools before I was 12, one of those moves because my parents thought I needed a stricter environment. Two of those three schools used Corporal Punishment, so I was beaten with a ruler, slipper and cane at school.