For most of my life, I lived in what I now call “automatic mode.” Breathing happened. Thinking happened. I didn’t question either. I...

By David Wetherelt, Founder, Like Minds Alliance For most of my life, I felt like I was swimming upstream. I could power through the...

Wear it loud and proud. The Like Minds Alliance PBJ AuDHD t-shirt available for purchase. Click Here It took me most of my life to...

By David Wetherelt, Founder of Like Minds Alliance For many of us who are neurodivergent, life has often felt like something happening to...

"Surprise", I learned early on, was not always a bad thing. In fact, it became my favorite feeling. That electric jolt of the...

When someone comes to Like Minds for coaching, we start by asking a simple but profound question: Could there be a thread of...

This year, the CDC released its latest report on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and the numbers shook the ground beneath many of us in...

A personal reflection by David Wetherelt, Founder of Like Minds Alliance When I saw the National Autism Society’s “Autism Is” campaign, I...

"The closer robots come to being human, the more we perceive them as eerie. That is the Uncanny Valley." — Masahiro Mori , Japanese...

What Is a Neurointense Brain? At Like Minds, we use the term neurointense  to describe individuals whose brains are more reactive to...

Fear of failure often begins in early childhood, embedding itself in our psyche long before we can even articulate what we are afraid of....

Hope is a sensitive subject for many of us living with lifelong conditions or chronic illness. For some, giving up hope and accepting...

Neurodivergent individuals—those with Autism, ADHD, and other cognitive differences—process the world in unique ways. Our brains are...

"Amers" For most of my life, I believed something was fundamentally wrong with me. No matter how hard I tried, I never seemed to "get it"...

As part of our coaching at Like Minds, we emphasize the importance of gut health in mental well-being. More and more research is...

At Like Minds, we believe that psychoeducation is foundational to helping those who may be neurodivergent—or as we prefer to say,...

Fear is a fundamental human emotion designed to protect us from harm. It is our brain’s built-in alarm system, activating when we...

Recent research has illuminated a significant connection between neurodivergence—such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and...

At Like Minds , we believe that understanding neurodiversity starts with recognizing that it is, at its core, a family trait . Autism and...

Stigma surrounding mental illness, substance use disorder (SUD), and neurodivergence remains a significant barrier to healing and...