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PATIENT RESOURCES
Support for the days between visits.
A short, practical list of the books, apps and tools we share with patients. Use them alongside your care plan, and bring questions to your next appointment. Everything here is optional. You never need to buy anything to receive care or coaching at Mendful Minds.
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ADHD & EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
Books that make ADHD make sense.
Clear, practical reads for adults, teens and parents. They may help with focus, planning, time management and follow-through, and they’re good to read before or after an evaluation.
Books
BOOK · RUSSELL A. BARKLEY
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD
A practical guide for adults that explains how ADHD affects self-regulation, with step-by-step strategies for work, home and relationships.
BOOK · EDWARD M. HALLOWELL & JOHN J. RATEY
ADHD 2.0
Two longtime ADHD specialists explain current research on the ADHD brain and share everyday strategies, from childhood through adulthood.
WORKBOOK · J. RUSSELL RAMSAY & ANTHONY L. ROSTAIN
The Adult ADHD Tool Kit
Cognitive-behavioral strategies you can use on your own or alongside a therapist or coach.
ACTIVITY BOOK · DANI DONOVAN
The Anti-Planner
More than 165 ideas for getting started when motivation is low. Helpful if traditional planners never stick.
BOOK · PEG DAWSON & RICHARD GUARE
The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
Find your executive-skill strengths and weaknesses, then set up work and home routines that fit how you think.
FOR PARENTS · GUARE, DAWSON & GUARE
Smart but Scattered Teens
A guide for parents on building planning, organization and time-management skills in teenagers.
Tools for focus and time
Simple, physical tools that make time visible and cut down distractions.
VISUAL TIMER
Time Timer MOD (60 minutes)
A silent timer that shows time passing as a shrinking colored disk. Useful for study blocks, work sprints and transitions.
FOCUS · NO SUBSCRIPTION
The Brick phone blocker
A small device that blocks the phone apps you choose until you tap it again. It may help cut screen time during work or study.
PLANNER
Brain Dump Notepad
A planner pad with space to empty out tasks and ideas, then choose the day’s priorities.
Apps worth a try
Apps are tools for organization. They don’t diagnose or treat ADHD, and Mendful Minds doesn’t earn anything from them.
FREE PLAN
Todoist
A task manager for priorities, reminders and everyday responsibilities. Paid upgrade optional.
SUBSCRIPTION
Tiimo
A visual planner for building routines and managing your schedule. Check the app store for current plans.
FREE + UPGRADE
Structured
A visual day planner that lays your tasks and events out on a timeline.
FOCUS TIMER
Forest
Grows a virtual tree while you stay off your phone. Pricing varies by device.
FREE
Google Calendar
One calendar for classes, appointments, deadlines and reminders.
FREE
Microsoft To Do
A simple app for making lists and organizing responsibilities.
COLLEGE & WORK
Staying organized at school and on the job.
Classes, assignments, deadlines and everyday responsibilities can feel like a lot. These are the tools that tend to help students most:
✓ A visual study timer, like the Time Timer MOD above
✓ A semester planner or weekly tracker, like the Brain Dump Notepad
✓ One shared calendar in Google Calendar or a similar app
✓ A distraction blocker, like The Brick or the Forest app
✓ An executive-function book, like The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success
We work with students at colleges across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including those near Rowan University, Rutgers University–Camden and the University of Pennsylvania. Mendful Minds is not affiliated with any college or university.
Need accommodation documentation?
ADHD coaching helps with routines and follow-through. An ADHD evaluation is a separate clinical service that can lead to a diagnosis and accommodation documentation for college or work.
EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Skills workbooks for hard feelings.
Structured exercises for practicing mindfulness, emotional regulation, distress tolerance and relationship skills. They can complement treatment, but they don’t replace therapy or crisis care. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.
WORKBOOK · KIKI FEHLING & ELLIOT WEINER
Self-Directed DBT Skills
A three-month, step-by-step DBT plan for learning to regulate intense emotions.
WORKBOOK · CHAPMAN, GRATZ & TULL
The DBT Skills Workbook for Anxiety
Applies DBT skills to worry, panic and other anxiety symptoms.
FOR TEENS · SHERI VAN DIJK
Don’t Let Your Emotions Run Your Life for Teens
DBT skills written for teens, covering mood swings, angry outbursts and getting along with others.
CARD DECK · KIKI FEHLING
DBT Cards for Coping Skills
125 cards with quick DBT skills and coping strategies to practice day to day.
For the darker months
Some people use a bright-light lamp for low mood in the fall and winter. Ask your provider whether light therapy is right for you before you start.
LIGHT THERAPY LAMP · CAREX
Day-Light Classic Plus
A 10,000-lux lamp with adjustable height and brightness, made to sit on a desk or table.
LIGHT THERAPY LAMP · VERILUX
HappyLight Luxe
A compact 10,000-lux, UV-free LED lamp with adjustable brightness and color and a countdown timer.
SUPPLEMENTS
Our professional supplement dispensary.
Nutrition is an important part of overall health. Supplements may be right for some people, but they can interact with medications and aren’t suitable for everyone. Please take only what your provider has recommended, and tell us about anything you add.
FULLSCRIPT
Mendful Minds dispensary
If your provider has recommended a supplement, ask for an invitation or open our Fullscript dispensary.
Not medical advice
These resources support your care but don’t replace it. Talk with your provider before changing anything in your treatment.
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