Differently Wired | ADHD in Community With Marcia

Journey With Care

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Description

What if embracing your neurodiversity could help you uncover a profound sense of belovedness? In this conversation on "Journey With Care", host Wendi Park dives into an enlightening dialogue with Marcia Hamm, who shares her journey of navigating ADHD as both a teacher and a mother. Marcia recounts her transformative shift from shame to freedom as she realizes her unique gifts and God's unconditional love. We tackle misconceptions about ADHD, strategies for supportive environments, and the vital importance of community and faith. Listen to discover how embracing neurodiversity can reshape personal and communal growth, providing a solid foundation of knowing and being loved.

Time Stamps

[04:53] Expectations for children's behavior in Christian community.

[07:10]Realizing God's love changed perspective and actions.

[09:42] Realizing ADHD as a gift, embracing creativity.

[15:43] Initial kindergarten worries turned into pleasant surprise.

[17:03] Anxious at school, symptoms pour out at home.

[19:57] Realizing classroom shortcomings in supporting ADHD students.

[22:20] Families balance activities for hyperactive kids.

[27:19] Struggling with daily Bible reading and discipline.

[28:54] Church should accommodate neurodiversity in parenting.

[34:31] Nature calms impulsivity, God's love in nature.

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Editing and production by Johan Heinrichs: arkpodcasts.ca