Life Guides for Autistics

06/05/2026

Ten years ago, we launched Life Guides for Autistics | Neuroguides as a non-profit organization dedicated to providing a guiding light for neurodivergent persons worldwide.

We were privileged to serve hundreds of people in many places, each with unique stories.

Today, we bring our journey to a close, and with gratitude to the many supporters and encouragers we've known over the years.

Turning back on the trail now, and onward to all.

~ J. David Hall, Chief Guide at Neuroguides

05/16/2025

So say we all.

03/22/2025

Window Pains by J. David Hall of Neuroguides™

Onward.

In the dim light of his room thousands of miles away, I’m a visitor to his world, to a moment in his life journey. We meet each other…

12/03/2024

This month, it has been seven years since we became a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.

In that time, we have worked directly with hundreds of uniquely minded persons and supported and encouraged thousands more worldwide.

Most importantly, we have witnessed undeniable results and positive, transformational differences in the life journey of many people.

Today is the annual Giving Tuesday event in which non-profits like us ask for people to make charitable contributions to their mission.

Last year, the amount of tax-deductible donations made on Giving Tuesday to non-profits was 3.1 billion dollars.

The Foundation for LGFA | Neuroguides raised zero dollars.

And yet, our small but mighty organization continues to demonstrate a positive, transformative impact on many lives worldwide.

This is from a letter we received on Friday morning last week from a former client of ours:

“From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all that you did for me and for Robyn. Your kindness, understanding, and guidance made an immeasurable impact on my life, and I will always be grateful.”

~ Used with permission from a single autistic Black Mom who lives in Washington, D.C with her young autistic daughter.

If you would like to donate to support our transformational work, please consider donating today during the Giving Tuesday campaign.

It’s extremely easy to give - just click the Donate button at the top of our website front page: www.neuroguides.org

Also, we accept gift cards, gifts-in-kind (for a replacement for our trusty, but aging equipment), and disbursements from charitable trusts (our IRS documents provided upon request).

Thanks so much in advance, and please feel free to share our donation request with anyone who you think might be interested in supporting our work.

10/10/2024

Notes from the trail for October 2024. Onward ~ J. David Hall

10/09/2024

Six years ago, a young woman quietly passed me a note across the table. Written on it were the words, "I can do it."

With overwhelming challenges, struggling to progress in life while grappling with ADHD and profound sensory issues, we worked together to pinpoint her strengths, set goals tailored to her unique neurology and needs, and more.

When my time guiding her ended, the quiet gratitude she expressed was deeply moving. As I read the note, I knew her journey would continue on "firmer footing."

Onward ~ Neuroguides

10/07/2024

It's been a few days since one of our organization's Executive Team members mentioned the discovery of our brand used by individuals for their business. I already knew about a pharmaceutical company shamelessly doing the same thing.

We've invested untold hours, and energy into building our brand, and our mission over many years, and to witness others simply taking it for their use is distressing.

Perhaps what troubles me the most is seeing ableists, and advocates of the medical | deficit model using the representation of our work. These are the wrongheaded workers of the very "industry" that has crushed the lives of countless neurodivergent persons over nearly a hundred years. They are the antithesis of who we are, why we serve, and the hopes of those we serve.

Nearly a decade ago, we trailblazed into an empty space, to fulfill a desperate need, and today we remain in place having served hundreds and impacted the lives of thousands worldwide.

Today we go - onward.

J. David Hall, CEO and Chief Guides, Neuroguides | Life Guides for Autistics

09/24/2024

"It's exhausting, you know? I mean, I just want to be myself. Is that so bad?"

He said this to me over coffee last week, and I knew exactly what he meant. Every day, untold numbers of neurodivergent people - autistic and otherwise, deplete themselves trying to follow a culturally constructed "social script" in order to survive in a confusing landscape of work, family, and relationships.

Look them in the eyes, shake the hand, laugh at the senseless jokes, pretend to appreciate the guile, the relational destruction...

If you think the adage, "just be yourself'" works, then explain the hostility, cruelty, and isolation experienced by those who disclose their unique minds to the world around them.

In my work, we help many people to navigate around the ugliness demonstrated towards their differences, but real cultural change is still required. This is the reason I've been an ambassador of the Neurodiversity movement for nearly a decade. Stand in the gap, yes - but open the gap.

If you're feeling exhausted by the charade and would like to be known, feel free to reach out for a confidential no-cost dialogue today.

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09/18/2024

Not a single day goes by in our work with autistic and other neurodivergent persons, where we do not engage directly with suicidal ideation. It is ever-present, darkly permeates our communities, and ultimately costs each of us the beauty and light of delightful, unique human persons.

Engage, Equip, and Encourage - before it is too late.

09/02/2024

Yesterday, as I listened to the lyrics, I was reminded of Steve Silberman. To know Steve was to be in the presence of the words.

“I wanna turn the whole thing upside down
I'll find the things they say just can't be found
I'll share this love I find with everyone
We'll sing and dance to Mother Nature's songs
I don't want this feeling to go away”

~ Jack Johnson, Upside Down

Steve was warm, intelligent, and oh-so-kind. His hunger and thirst for truth was visceral, but for all these things he was curious. Science, nature yes, but he was curious about other humans and in that place, I knew him and felt known.

You were and are my muse, Steve Silberman. Onward, always.