It's hard to tell if it's an excuse unless you know they've been diagnosed and how it presents in them. It affects people in different ways.
It's a neurodivergence and while it's usually not as severe as autism in terms of the impact it has on social communication, it can still impact their ability to communicate appropriately.
Kids do all sorts of things they shouldn't do and giving them a good smack, as I assume you meant by "and a joy good," is not the answer. Boomers, Gen Xers, and even many Millennials were raised with this kind of discipline and it still produced a lot of potty-mouthed miscreants who don't know right from wrong.
In my primary and secondary schools, there were numerous kids who swore at and even hit teachers in the 90s and 2000s.
He said been diagnosed by the doctors but everyone knows he plays on it. His teachers admit but hey, he's been diagnosed so they are powerless.
Yes, we still have potty-mouthed miscreants who don't know right from wrong. But nowhere near as many you see now in school.
And those same people, life let's them know real fast when they step out of line in adult life.
You don't hear adult say "oh, I have ADHD that's why I said X and peed someone off."
Then don't expect to have a bloody nose or loose teeth.
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