Neuro Resources
A blog on Mental Health Testing, Parenting, and Living a Successful and Fulfilling Life
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.
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.
Participating in a Range of Activities As a Young Person Is the 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.
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.
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.
A Great Resource for College students with ADHD
Thank you Sam, a student who sent me this link to include on my page. This is a fantastic resource full of tips and strategies for students in college and those planning on attending college who have ADHD to help them be more successful. Thanks again, Sam!
Why is the Wait For Mental Health Testing So Long?
Why does it take so long to get in for mental health testing? I get this questions all the time. I decided to write down some answers in my latest blog entry.
