{"id":35569,"date":"2023-12-29T10:42:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T15:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/?p=35569"},"modified":"2024-06-05T21:18:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T01:18:31","slug":"kim-hicks-and-the-power-of-representation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/podcasts\/kim-hicks-and-the-power-of-representation\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Hicks and the Power of Representation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Refocused, Together 2023 continues with a conversation with Minnesota State Representative Kim Hicks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim is a currently serving her first term representating Minnesota&#8217;s District 25A. Beyond her political role, she&#8217;s active on TikTok, candidly sharing her experiences as both a legislator and someone with ADHD. Kim&#8217;s journey with ADHD began in fourth grade when she was initially tested for dyslexia. Despite facing challenges, she discovered the benefits of structured programs while she was working at a local group home.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kim doesn&#8217;t consider herself to be a typical politician but she&#8217;s working on making space for herself, driven by a desire for a more diverse and inclusive legislature that truly represents the people of <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/state\/minnesota\/\"   title=\"Minnesota\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"256\">Minnesota<\/a>. In her current role, Kim leverages her ADHD strengths and relies on a strong support system to navigate the demanding responsibilities of her job, fueled by a deep commitment to creating inclusive communities for individuals with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Kim on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimhicks8683\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Minnesota State Rep. Kim Hicks as she shares her ADHD journey and her mission for a diverse, inclusive legislature. Discover her story and follow her on TikTok!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[84,79,81],"content_type":[38],"class_list":["post-35569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-adhd-awareness-month","tag-symptoms","tag-women","content_type-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35569"},{"taxonomy":"content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_type?post=35569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}