top of page

BLOG POSTS

When ND Brains Predict Before They Perceive: How Predictive Processing Shapes Neurodivergent Experience

When ND Brains Predict Before They Perceive: How Predictive Processing Shapes Neurodivergent Experience

When ND Brains Predict Before They Perceive: How Predictive Processing Shapes Neurodivergent Experience

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Dec 8, 20255 min read

Managing Sensory Overload: 10 Easy Tricks That Work

Managing Sensory Overload: 10 Easy Tricks That Work

Managing Sensory Overload: 10 Easy Tricks That Work

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Aug 16, 20254 min read

What Autistic Pruning Teaches Us About Sensitivity, Overload, and the Beauty of Holding On

What Autistic Pruning Teaches Us About Sensitivity, Overload, and the Beauty of Holding On

What Autistic Pruning Teaches Us About Sensitivity, Overload, and the Beauty of Holding On

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Jul 10, 20254 min read

Who Am I, Really? Distorted Sense of Self in ADHD and Autism

Who Am I, Really? Distorted Sense of Self in ADHD and Autism

Who Am I, Really? Distorted Sense of Self in ADHD and Autism

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Jun 29, 20256 min read

Not Too Sensitive. Not Not Sensitive. Just Wired Differently: Understanding Sensory Differences in Autism and AuDHD

Not Too Sensitive. Not Not Sensitive. Just Wired Differently: Understanding Sensory Differences in Autism and AuDHD

Not Too Sensitive. Not Not Sensitive. Just Wired Differently: Understanding Sensory Differences in Autism and AuDHD

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Jun 11, 20254 min read

When Social Doesn’t Mean Neurotypical: Rethinking Autism and Connection

When Social Doesn’t Mean Neurotypical: Rethinking Autism and Connection

When Social Doesn’t Mean Neurotypical: Rethinking Autism and Connection

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Jun 11, 20253 min read

Mirroring Myself Away: Autistic Mirroring, Identity, and Connection

Mirroring Myself Away: Autistic Mirroring, Identity, and Connection

Mirroring Myself Away: Autistic Mirroring, Identity, and Connection

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

May 11, 20254 min read

When the Mask Slips: Restraint Collapse in ADHD, Autistic, and AuDHD Adults

When the Mask Slips: Restraint Collapse in ADHD, Autistic, and AuDHD Adults

When the Mask Slips: Restraint Collapse in ADHD, Autistic, and AuDHD Adults

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 30, 20254 min read

When Worlds Collide: The Double Empathy Problem in Autistic Adults

When Worlds Collide: The Double Empathy Problem in Autistic Adults

When Worlds Collide: The Double Empathy Problem in Autistic Adults

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 29, 20254 min read

The Truth About the “Expert” Study RFK Jr. Is Using to Claim Vaccines Cause Autism

The Truth About the “Expert” Study RFK Jr. Is Using to Claim Vaccines Cause Autism

The Truth About the “Expert” Study RFK Jr. Is Using to Claim Vaccines Cause Autism

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 27, 20253 min read

A Brain That Holds Too Much: The Double-Edged Gift of Autistic Neurodensity

A Brain That Holds Too Much: The Double-Edged Gift of Autistic Neurodensity

A Brain That Holds Too Much: The Double-Edged Gift of Autistic Neurodensity

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 16, 20254 min read

Learning to See Myself: Mirroring and the Autistic Adult Experience

Learning to See Myself: Mirroring and the Autistic Adult Experience

Learning to See Myself: Mirroring and the Autistic Adult Experience

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 16, 20254 min read

Autism and Empathy: The Myth That Missed the Mark

Autism and Empathy: The Myth That Missed the Mark

Autism and Empathy: The Myth That Missed the Mark

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 16, 20254 min read

Autism Then and Now: Why Our Understanding is Growing — and That’s a Beautiful Thing

Autism Then and Now: Why Our Understanding is Growing — and That’s a Beautiful Thing

Autism Then and Now: Why Our Understanding is Growing — and That’s a Beautiful Thing

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 16, 20254 min read

Seeing the World in Patterns: The Autistic Brain and the Power of Pattern Recognition

Seeing the World in Patterns: The Autistic Brain and the Power of Pattern Recognition

Seeing the World in Patterns: The Autistic Brain and the Power of Pattern Recognition

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 8, 20254 min read

When Food Feels Impossible: Restrictive Eating, Dysregulation, and the Neurodivergent Body

When Food Feels Impossible: Restrictive Eating, Dysregulation, and the Neurodivergent Body

When Food Feels Impossible: Restrictive Eating, Dysregulation, and the Neurodivergent Body

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 6, 20253 min read

Being Perceived: The Autistic & AuDHD Experience of Existing in a Neurotypical World

Being Perceived: The Autistic & AuDHD Experience of Existing in a Neurotypical World

Being Perceived: The Autistic & AuDHD Experience of Existing in a Neurotypical World

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Apr 6, 20255 min read

Beyond Co-occurrence: Is AuDHD a Distinct Diagnosis?

Beyond Co-occurrence: Is AuDHD a Distinct Diagnosis?

Beyond Co-occurrence: Is AuDHD a Distinct Diagnosis?

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Mar 20, 20253 min read

When Touch Becomes Too Much: My Experience of Sensory Sensitivity as an AuDHD Adult

When Touch Becomes Too Much: My Experience of Sensory Sensitivity as an AuDHD Adult

When Touch Becomes Too Much: My Experience of Sensory Sensitivity as an AuDHD Adult

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Mar 17, 20253 min read

Breaking Free from Impulsive Thoughts: Strategies for ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD Using Polyvagal Theory

Breaking Free from Impulsive Thoughts: Strategies for ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD Using Polyvagal Theory

Breaking Free from Impulsive Thoughts: Strategies for ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD Using Polyvagal Theory

Tim Aiello, MA, LPC, NCC, ADHD-CCSP, ASDCS

Mar 12, 20254 min read

bottom of page