Im a 17 year old male who at one time was in the same position as the children mentioned above, It seems to me that almost every kid with either an active imagination or who might be a little hyper is automatically judged as having AD/HD or ADD without any REAL in depth study, as a child almost every single one of my teachers and every single one of the school consulers told my parents I had ADD, my mother on the other hand didn't want me on any medication so I didn't have any at that age, later on in about 5th grade I was put on Adderall, a drug used to treat ADD, it did help somewhat at first yet my parents instilled in me the idea that no matter what life throws at you, you should try to overcome it. Because of thier constant support and how much they helped me learn and find my own ways to learn things now I only take the medicine when I absolutely have to (i.e SATS or Exam Days) and I feel like a better person because of, also because most of the drugs used to treat ADD also have very harmful side affects (insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiousness, etc) so overall it was a very good choice, now I can happily say I'm and quite a few other things that my parents were told I'd never be able to accomplish without the medication. Just because someone tells you that they need help doesn't mean they really do, especially since I know from personal experience that many teachers are so stressed that they'd want your kids on anything so they'd sit down, regardless of if the kid really needed it. Just remember that when dealing with a possibly addicting drug sch as Adderall or Ritalin that in the end the decision of wheter or not to give it is yours. I hope this helped!