An ADHD diagnosis helps most when it is used as a map and not as an excuse. A diagnosis can bring relief by giving a name to years of missed deadlines and unfinished tasks. But using it to avoid hard tasks, such as asking for an assignment to be dropped instead of seeking extra time, a quieter room or help breaking the work into steps, is linked to more anxiety and lower quality of life. The better approach is to plan around the difficulties and build skills, with teachers, parents and therapists shaping how a young person handles the label.

Hampi is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, India, with more than 1,600 surviving remains spread over 4,100 hectares. It was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1336 to 1565. Travellers from Persia and Portugal described it as a prosperous, wealthy and grand city with temples, markets and farms along the Tungabhadra River. By 1500 it was estimated to be the world's second-largest city after Beijing, and probably India's richest at the time. In 1565 a coalition of Muslim sultanates defeated the Vijayanagara Empire, its capital was conquered and destroyed, and the city was left in ruins. Hampi remains a religious centre, with the active Virupaksha Temple at its heart.