Barkley considers meds necessary but not sufficient. The second part is "to design prosthetic environments around the individual to compensate for their EF [Executive Function] deficits." [0] For those not following the ADHD conversation, Executive Function refers to a set of: Nonverbal working memory, Internalization of Speech (verbal working memory), Self-regulation of affect/motivation/arousal, Reconstitution (planning and generativity). [1]
0. This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0