EMPOWERING NEURODIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS
A National Crisis Hidden in Plain Sight
Across the country, millions of people are silently struggling. They battle anxiety, depression, addiction, burnout, chronic underachievement, and fractured relationships—not because they’re weak, lazy, or broken, but because their brains are wired differently. Yet this truth often goes undiscovered.
We are facing a national crisis of undiagnosed and misunderstood neurodivergence. In California alone, 1 in 22 children—and 1 in 12 boys—are now diagnosed with Autism. ADHD diagnoses are rising, too, but even so, up to 75% of adults with ADHD remain undiagnosed. And those numbers don’t even begin to reflect the adults who were misdiagnosed decades ago with personality disorders, labeled “difficult,” “moody,” or “addicted”—when in fact, they were navigating life with no idea they were neurodivergent.
At Like Minds, we call this undiscovered neurodivergency—the invisible thread that weaves through generations of suffering. It hides behind the labels. It’s buried beneath trauma. And it's misunderstood by most of our institutions.
What We’re Doing About It
Like Minds Alliance is a nonprofit organization built by and for neurodivergent individuals. We offer peer-based coaching, DNA-informed wellness guidance, and systemic advocacy—empowering people to finally understand how their brain works and begin healing the parts of their story that never made sense until now.
Founded by David Wetherelt, a former tech executive turned advocate after a late-in-life Autism and ADHD diagnosis, Like Minds exists to create the kind of support David wished he'd had decades ago. Everyone on our team has lived this journey—either personally or through family—and we believe that healing begins with being seen, understood, and believed.
We don’t just offer advice. We offer connection, community, and compassionate tools for living in a world not built for us. Our coaching is trauma-informed, neurodivergent-informed, and deeply rooted in both science and shared experience. And we don’t stop with individuals—we work with healthcare providers, government agencies, and employers to create more inclusive systems that can finally stop overlooking neurodivergent lives.
This isn’t just about diagnosis. It’s about hope, dignity, and finally finding a path forward.