Personal autism journey: a conversation with Alice Irving
- May 9
- 1 min read
Alice shares her experience of getting diagnosed as an adult, and the struggles of integrating that into her own self-identity.
Alice Irving is a Career Strategist for neurodivergent professionals. For over 15 years she has developed frameworks that help complex minds build careers that actually fit their brains and bodies, rather than the neurotypical template they've spent years trying to squeeze into.
She is Autistic, ADHD, and Dyspraxic. Diagnosed in her 40s, which reframed how she understood herself, and deepened everything she already knew about her work. Her background spans culture sector strategy, social policy, and coaching, a combination that gives her a systems-level view of how workplaces are built, and why they so often fail neurodivergent professionals.
She works at the intersection of identity and career strategy with gifted, nonconforming professionals. In her words: "Working lives need to be emotionally true, structurally kind, and operationally sane. This isn't about managing who you are. It's about leveraging it."
Check out Alice's website here.
Lauren x
