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Her intense, restless son harnessed ADHD by climbing mountains (from the “ADHD Aha!” podcast)
Her intense, restless son harnessed ADHD by climbing mountains (from the “ADHD Aha!” podcast)
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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Bonus episode! Hear one mom’s story of parenting a child with ADHD and written expression disorder in this episode from Understood’s ADHA Aha! podcast. Host Laura Key talks with Michelle Kuipers, the mother of Marc-André Leclerc. Marc-André was a skilled rock climber and alpinist who died at age 25 in the mountains of Alaska. He’s the subject of a Netflix documentary, The Alpinist.Michelle shares how she homeschooled Marc-André and helped him learn to channel his ADHD. Listen as Michelle describes Marc-André’s loving and generous spirit — and how she wants her son to be remembered. Get a transcript of this show and check out more “ADHD Aha” episodes at u.org/ADHDaha. We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at init@understood.org. Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the 70 million people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about “In It" and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts. Copyright © 2022 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.
Released:
Jul 28, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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