Lucy is a thirty year old woman who was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome at the age of nineteen. Her diagnosis came following years coping with severe anxiety and depression.

In the podcast interview I recorded with Lucy, she talks about the social difficulties faced by teenage girls on the spectrum, and how their skill at masking their autistic symptoms can mean they do not receive an autism diagnosis.

Lucy had worked, for many years, as a support worker for a leading autism charity here in London. She is admired for the care, expertise and compassion she brings to the autistic adults she works with. Lucy has been able to use her own experience as an autistic person, combined with years of experience and training to make a real difference to many adults struggling with autism.