My son would fall into both the postive and negative categories but none of what he does is intentional at all. My son is ADHD and is suffering at school this year as his teacher has little tolerance, empathy and even less understanding of what he goes through (despite frequent communication to her).

I feel that a lot of my son's attention seeking is a desperate plea to be positively noticed and have his efforts praised. Sadly, his teacher only focuses on the negative and never praises his efforts, so he responds in the only way his confused 9 year old mind knows how - by looking for attention.

I am so very concerned for my son and what he has experienced with lack of guidance and understanding from his teacher this year. It is so sad to see him look for attention in totally counter-productive ways. I do know that he certainly "craves to be accepted" very much.