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Looking back some 35 yrs ago, I see myself like many "gifted" kids who are now labeled AD/HAD. Note, the condition varies a lot and back in the days no one called us SE kids or having AD/HAD. We were just "a bit" more active students who could not sit tight for a while. Teachers were puzzled to see us having lack of attention and at the same time, sharp like a whip.
Some kids had difficulty learning and memorizing books (due to AD and lack of focus) but were very quick to learn math and physics. With time, we learned to skim over books and learn to solve problems rather than learn how to to repeat the solutions.

With Adulthood, we learned more about our unusual "character". The more we learned the more we were able to deal with our "gift". Never being medicated and never labeled as violent. Who came up with this label? We may be more aggressive and assertive and Type-A personality. Or, the only thing I see is the character of leadership in those young kids.

Very sensitive issue ad there is[googlevideo][/googlevideo] sizable part of the society lived with AD or ADHAD. Many outgrew their condition and many more are the smartest you can meet. Our schools do consider students with said condition, special needs students and will never consider a forced treatment.
Those kids who are treated do respond very well with treatment.