Clare Smith was diagnosed with autism at 57. Discovering she has Asperger’s led her to re-examine her life through the lens of this most complex of disabilities.
She grew up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and went on to work for the BBC, where she became an award-winning health correspondent while, with her husband, raising two daughters.
After some twenty-five years there she began lecturing in journalism, but switched to volunteering after her diagnosis.
She and her family moved to rural Norfolk. She lives quietly by the sea with her husband and two cats.
“A characteristic of autism can be a difficulty using speech to express thoughts, feelings, and experiences. However, there is often an eloquence in self-expression using the arts, including poetry. Clare’s sensitive and engaging poems provide an insight into her mind and her autism.”Professor...
