ADD, Attachment Wounds, and Healing Relationships | Chapter 27 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
ADD, Attachment Wounds, and Healing Relationships | Chapter 27 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 27 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. This chapter explores the roots of relationship struggles in adults with ADD, highlighting how early emotional neglect and implicit memory disrupt intimacy, trust, and emotional security in adulthood. Watch the full chapter video below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more psychology-based, trauma-informed relationship guides and chapter breakdowns: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and mental health resources. Attachment Wounds and the ADD Relationship Cycle Dr. Maté introduces the idea of “remembering what didn’t happen”—the subconscious influence of early emotional neglect. Adults with ADD often sabotage intimacy, alternating between craving closeness and withdrawing when relationships feel threatening. This pattern is not a s...