Kate Laine-Toneris an autistic trainer, speaker and author. She is also mother to an amazing neurodivergent child. In 2012, Kate founded the parent support charity Bristol Autism Support, and over the following 10 years supported over 3,000 parents and carers on their autism journey. In 2022 she was given a British Citizen Award for her services to the autism parenting community, and in January 2023 she received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service on behalf of the charity. She left the charity in 2022 and now delivers training on a wide range of autism topics for parents and carers, and provides training on autism and neurodiversity for corporate, charity, medical and public attraction settings. Her book Where Do I Start? How to navigate the emotional journey of autism parenting published in 2023.


Suzi Payton is a 49-year-old multi-talented, neurodivergent queer woman who lives in Brighton with her wife and rescue dog. An avid interest in personal development led her to study all humans as well as herself from a very young age. Since learning she was autistic and ADHD plus Tourette's and OCD, she has pursued an informal the study of autism and ADHD as a 'special interest' and is on a mission to help make the world a better place for ND folks through coaching, speaking and comedy skills.