Neuro Nuance
A blog on ADHD, ASD, LD, Mental Health Testing, Parenting, and Living a Successful and Fulfilling Life
The best Autism YouTuber out there
Kaelynn Partlow is a bestselling author, speaker, mental health care provider, and online content creator in the Autism Spectrum Disorder space. I recommend her work for anyone looking for helpful, thoughtful, and entertaining information. Parents, teachers, friends, and family members of people on the spectrum will benefit from her work just as much as individuals on the spectrum themselves.
Dr. David Nathan in the Media
I am incredibly appreciative of the coverage WCCO 4 TV, WCCO Radio, KSTP 5, KARE 11, FOX 9, MinnPost, and Hometown Source have given to mental health in our community.
The Best ASD Social Skills Guide Ever
Don’t let the title fool you. The Asperkid’s Secret Book of Social Rules is a fantastic guide for teens AND adults on the Autism Spectrum. Read more here.
Why don’t People Listen to Me when I have ADHD or ASD?
Having a hard time getting people to listen to you is common for people with ASD and ADHD. Learn about why this is and steps you can take to address it in this blog entry.
Angels In The Kitchen
Ghosts and Angels in the kitchen. The Bear is a touching story about food and people that are slowly, often under great pressure and difficulty, changed for the better.
Participating in a Range of Activities As a Young Person Is A Key Ingredient To Success as an Adult: A Case Study
A key ingredient for adult success in children, whether they are neurotypical, have ADHD, ASD, or any other condition, is exposure to a wide range of activities during their child and teen years. It is critical that children and teen have the chance to find out what they enjoy doing and what they are good at as they grow up. To learn more about this developmental process, I talked to my friend Ben Healy, who is a talented musician and a director at the Brooklyn Music Factor in Brooklyn, New York. Despite his significant success in the field of music, he didn’t know what he wanted to focus his career on until well after high school. But he had been exposed to lots of different experiences growing up, and this eventually lead to him to work he is doing today. Read more here.
Tips for Helping Struggling Friends
Sometimes we all need help. That doesn’t mean we’re bad. That means we are human.
Social Dynamics Invisible to People on the Autism Spectrum, Part 1: Social Blindness/Social Power
Social Skills can be very difficult to master for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Learn more about some common issues and solutions to them here.
This Verdict is A. Big. F(lipping). Deal.
Today’s verdict against Google Meta is a huge win for children, teens and families, especially children and teens experiencing ADHD and ASD.
Run, do not walk, to see Song Sung Blue
Song Sung Blue Image Credit : Courtesy of Focus Features
Task Completion Tips for Individuals with ADHD
Tips for completing non-preferred tasks that also help us fostering resilience and grow self-esteem for individuals with ADHD.
Will AI Replace Psychologists?
Should Mental Health professionals be worried about the rise of AI?
Dark Patterns: How Apps, Games, Website and Online Stores get us addicted and how it is worse for people with ADHD and ASD
Dark Patterns, tricks game, website and online store designers use to get us hooked and spend more than we mean to, are everwhere. This week, Amazong paid a $2.5 BILLION dollar fine to the Federal Trade Commission due to decieving people into joining Amazon Prime and then intentionally making ending a membership extremely difficult, two examples of dark patterns. Learn more about Dark Patterns, what they are, how they work, and why they are worse for people with ADHD and ASD in today’s blog post.
Superman: Mental Health Role Model
This summer’s Superman is great fun and also has some useful messages for everyone, especially people struggling with ADHD and/or ASD.
The Best Parenting Book. Ever.
I don’t think there is a single book on parenting that could cover every issue that could ever confront a parent. However, this 299-page parenting guide is, hands down, the best parenting book I have ever read. I highly recommend it to all parents and parents-to-be who want to improve their child-raising game.
Developing Healthy Self-Acceptance despite ADHD
Self-Acceptance can be difficult to achieve for anyone, but is especially difficult for individuals with ADHD. Here are some strategies that can be used to help cultivate self-acceptance regardless of our struggles.
Thank you, MPA!
I am honored and grateful to receive the Minnesota Psychological Association's 2025 Presidential Citation for Contributions to the Field of Psychology. Thank you very much, Dr. G. Zachariah White, and all the other members of the MPA Executive Council, for this award. I am deeply grateful for this honor and recognition.