Lou Chandler

Lou is an award-winning speaker and creator. As the force behind the platform @neurodivergent_lou, Lou has become a trusted voice on autism, with an audience of over 400,000 followers and a monthly reach of more than three million people.

Drawing on her own lived experience, Lou delivers powerful, compassionate, and empowering insights that resonate with a global community. Her work shares the everyday realities of being autistic in a non-autistic world, offering understanding and practical tools for thriving. Her content has had a life-changing impact on countless people, with followers describing her work as genuinely transformative.

She has worked with leading organisations such as the BBC, Tesco, and National Highways England, using her expertise to shape more inclusive policies and campaigns. In 2024, Lou was invited to speak in the House of Lords, where she shared her experiences of growing up autistic in the education system and called for urgent action to create more inclusive, supportive educational experiences for future generations of autistic young people.