EXPERTISE & LIVED EXPERIENCE
Perfectly Autistic not only draws from Kelly and Hester ’ s lived understanding of autism and ADHD , but also from their experience in the media , corporate and manufacturing sectors .
Hester has an extensive background in media and PR , having started her career at ITV working on shows including Loose Women and Channel 5 ’ s The Wright Stuff .
She moved into PR working both in-house for organisations including British Dyslexia Association , Hitachi , Randstad and for a host of PR agencies .
Kelly has worked in corporate marketing for manufacturing giants like PepsiCo , in addition to recruitment , FMCG and construction .
Both Hester and Kelly intimately understand the dynamics of the manufacturing sector and the impact both positive and negative it can have on neurodivergent employees .
Experts have even described neurodiversity as a ‘ hidden superpower ’ in manufacturing , due to the acute pattern recognition and problem-solving skills these workers bring .
But it ’ s critical to remember that neurodiverse people aren ’ t a resource to be tapped or problems to be resolved- but people , who are valuable and diverse in their differences .
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