Hmm. I'm a little skeptical when medical phenomenon are ascribed to social factors, but I don't really know either way. I wonder if anyone has studied whether

Hmm. I'm a little skeptical when medical phenomenon are ascribed to social factors, but I don't really know either way. I wonder if anyone has studied whether ADHD rates are influenced at all by type of schooling. I'd love to know whether KIPP (which is very heavy on "sit and focus") or Montessori (which isn't) have particularly different rates of ADHD diagnosis for their students. Could go either way. Maybe focus is a skill that can be learned, and by drilling it you would reduce rates of ADHD? Maybe focusing is annoying, and if kids have to do it too often, they'll stop wanting to learn or focus on anything? Or maybe it's mostly biological or chemical, and the rates would be roughly the same? I don't strongly share your intuitions, but I'd absolutely support someone giving a shot at testing the impact of schooling type on ADHD rates, validating you if your intuitions are right, or just adding more information if you aren't.