Dr. Zonya Mitchell Neuropsychologist

Dr. Zonya Mitchell Neuropsychologist She is also provides weekly strategies for thriving with Autism over on Substack.

Dr. Mitchell is a clinical lifespan neuropsychologist and specializing in Autism & neuropsychological evaluations for high masking children & adults in New York! Dr. Mitchell is a clinical lifespan neuropsychologist specializing in neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation psychology. She evaluates individuals to determine functioning and treatment needs after the brain has been compromised and for children suspected of developmental disabilities. She is currently employed at an affiliate clinic of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital System, in NY. She is also a consultant neuropsychologist at Doctors Hospital and director of the Mind Institute in Nassau, Bahamas. She previously worked as a neuropsychologist at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and received clinical training at Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center & Miami Children’s Hospital among others. Before becoming a neuropsychologist Dr. Mitchell was a board certified associate behavior analyst and owned centers providing treatment to children with autism spectrum disorders.

If you’re Autistic and this resonates! Click the Substack link in my bio to get the Autism burnout prevention & recovery...
11/18/2025

If you’re Autistic and this resonates! Click the Substack link in my bio to get the Autism burnout prevention & recovery plan! It’s free along with a lot of other articles on Thriving as an Autistic adult. For a very minimum fee (cost of a coffee) you can support the work and help others who can’t afford it to keep getting the tools they need as well as extra articles and tools.

11/15/2025

Saturday funnies 😂! But seriously unmasking is not always easy at work for Autistic adults and knowing when to be honest or play office politics can be confusing! This leads to miscommunication and difficulty in developing work relationships! Drop a 🙋🏻‍♀️ if this has happened to you! Or tell us about a time you accidentally said something offensive to someone! Let’s have a little fun today and share the laughter with others. Also check out my brand new Substack newsletter. Link in my bio to subscribe.

Autism, autistic, unmasking

I have been posting all week on things related to Autism diagnosis! So just dropping this right here. Although this quiz...
11/14/2025

I have been posting all week on things related to Autism diagnosis! So just dropping this right here. Although this quiz is not diagnostic it does help you see how you align with typical Autistic traits. Find it over on my new Substack. Link in the about section. It’s free to subscribe and take the test but only the price of a Starbucks fancy coffee to support the mission and get weekly deep dives, strategies, & advice on thriving as an Autistic adult.

It’s important to understand Autism Distinct Anxiety & the difference between this and General Anxiety because treating ...
11/12/2025

It’s important to understand Autism Distinct Anxiety & the difference between this and General Anxiety because treating it the same as other anxieties can do more harm than good! Social media limits the depth I can get into on topics related to Autism so I created a Substack to go deeper into the “how to’s. My mission is to help Autistic adults thrive and make 2026 your best year ever. It’s free to subscribe for a lot of articles. But for the cost of a cup of coffee (well a Starbucks Latte Grande) you can have monthly access to the life changing information everyone has been asking me for in the comments! And access to my healing burnout series. Susbscribe today! Link in bio!

Also if you like my content please share with others and follow for more!

Autism, Autistic Adults, Autistic Women, Autism Substack

11/10/2025

If you are wondering how you’re symptoms align with diagnosed Autistic adults, take the free quiz over on my brand new Substack! Link in bio!

Please keep in mind that these traits alone don’tindicate that you are Autistic and there is more criteria that need to be met. Only a full evaluation can determine a diagnosis! Otherwise let’s dive deeper into 6 common missed signs of autism in women, especially those who are late-diagnosed: Check out 6 more in a free article on my Substack.

1. Social camouflaging: Intense effort to mimic others, script conversations, and hide autistic traits — so they seem “socially normal” but are exhausted afterward.

2. Internalized anxiety: Constant second-guessing, social anxiety, and hypervigilance that often get misdiagnosed as generalized anxiety or OCD.

3. Deep but selective empathy: Intense emotional connection with certain people, causes, or animals — but emotional overwhelm can look like “coldness” or “overreaction” from the outside.

4. Highly imaginative inner world: Strong fantasy life, storytelling, or daydreaming, sometimes mistaken for being “just creative” or “quirky.”

5. Masking sensory issues: For example, wearing uncomfortable clothes to fit in with fashion expectations, or forcing themselves into noisy environments despite sensory distress.

6. People-pleasing or perfectionism: A drive to meet social expectations perfectly, often leading to burnout.

Share to help spread the word, save if you need a reminder, and follow for more! And again the link to my Substack is in my bio!

11/10/2025

If you are wondering how you’re symptoms align with diagnosed Autistic adults, take the free quiz over on my brand new Substack! Link in bio!

Otherwise let’s dive deeper into 6 common missed signs of autism in women, especially those who are late-diagnosed: Check out 6 more on a free article on my Substack.

1. Social camouflaging: Intense effort to mimic others, script conversations, and hide autistic traits — so they seem “socially normal” but are exhausted afterward.

2. Internalized anxiety: Constant second-guessing, social anxiety, and hypervigilance that often get misdiagnosed as generalized anxiety or OCD.

3. Deep but selective empathy: Intense emotional connection with certain people, causes, or animals — but emotional overwhelm can look like “coldness” or “overreaction” from the outside.

4. Highly imaginative inner world: Strong fantasy life, storytelling, or daydreaming, sometimes mistaken for being “just creative” or “quirky.”

5. Masking sensory issues: For example, wearing uncomfortable clothes to fit in with fashion expectations, or forcing themselves into noisy environments despite sensory distress.

6. People-pleasing or perfectionism: A drive to meet social expectations perfectly, often leading to burnout.

Share to help spread the word, save if you need a reminder, and follow for more! And again the link to my Substack is in my bio!

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Dr. Mitchell is a clinical lifespan neuropsychologist specializing in neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation psychology. She evaluates individuals to determine functioning and treatment needs after the brain has been compromised and for children suspected of developmental disabilities. She is currently employed at an affiliate clinic of the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Hospital System, in NY. She is also a consultant neuropsychologist at Doctors Hospital and director of the Mind Institute in Nassau, Bahamas. She previously worked as a neuropsychologist at The Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and received clinical training at Columbia-New York Presbyterian Hospital, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center & Miami Children’s Hospital among others. Before becoming a neuropsychologist Dr. Mitchell was a board certified associate behavior analyst and owned centers providing treatment to children with autism spectrum disorders.