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This episode discusses the challenges neurodivergent children face with the all-or-nothing pattern and offers insights on finding balance without burnout.

Send us Fan Mail From 2 Speeds to 6 Gears: Helping Neurodivergent Kids Find Balance (Without Burning Out) Do you have a child or student who is either all in… or completely shut down? In this powerful episode, we unpack the “all-or-nothing” pattern so common in neurodivergent children — where they’re stuck in just two speeds: GO or STOP. As a special education teacher with ADHD, I share my own lived experience of burnout, overworking, and never finding that “middle gear” — and why this isn’t ...

People in this episode

Host: Ruth

Topics covered

• neurodivergent children
• burnout
• all-or-nothing pattern
• special education
• finding balance

Keywords

• neurodiversity
• education
• children
• ADHD
• burnout
• special education
• balance

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