I have learnt French for about 2 years myself. “m’aider” appears not to fit the pattern of French. We can say ‘(Vous ) m’aidez’ - the pronunciation is the same as ‘m’aider’. It’s better to use ‘Aidez-moi’, if you ask someone to help you with something. But the French calls for Help is ‘au secours’. I hope some native French speaker viewers can unravel my enigma.