Decoding Attention-Seeking and Parenting Myths in ADD: Just Looking for Attention | Chapter 19 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté
Decoding Attention-Seeking and Parenting Myths in ADD: Just Looking for Attention | Chapter 19 of Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté Welcome to Last Minute Lecture’s summary of Chapter 19 from Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté. In this chapter, Dr. Maté dispels damaging myths about ADD children, showing that attention-seeking is a sign of unmet emotional need—not manipulation or laziness. Healing begins with compassion, curiosity, and a willingness to see behavior as communication. Watch our full chapter video below, and subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more psychology-based, trauma-informed parenting guides and chapter breakdowns: Subscribe to Last Minute Lecture for more chapter-by-chapter textbook summaries and parenting resources. Attention-Seeking: A Developmental Need, Not Manipulation Dr. Maté reframes “attention-seeking” as a vital developmental need. When children lack consistent, attuned attention early in life, they later try to fill that void—often through dis...