Parenting Teens With ADD: Autonomy, Emotional Validation, and Family Healing | Chapter 24 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
Parenting Teens With ADD: Autonomy, Emotional Validation, and Family Healing | Chapter 24 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 24 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. This chapter delves into the unique challenges of raising teenagers with ADD, highlighting the crucial need for empathy, emotional validation, and autonomy as teens navigate both neurological and developmental changes. Watch the full video summary below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more trauma-informed, psychology-focused chapter breakdowns and family guides: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and adolescent psychology resources. The Turbulence of Adolescence and ADD Dr. Maté explains that adolescence naturally amplifies ADD symptoms—heightening defiance, impulsivity, and family tension. As teens seek independence and peer connection, parents often respond with increased control, escalating conflicts and ...