Amanda Kirby: podcast appearances and interviews

Amanda Kirby is the founder and CEO of Do-IT Solutions, a company that supports neurodivergent individuals. She is a scholar specializing in the field of neurodiversity and has a background that includes medical and educational qualifications. Kirby earned an MBBS from the University of Wales, Cardiff in 1982, a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners in 1987, and a PhD from the University of Leeds in 2009. Her academic career includes a position as a chair in developmental disorders in education at the University of South Wales, where she has also attained the title of professor emeritus. She holds an honorary professorship at Cardiff University. Her work has been influenced by personal experience; her second child was diagnosed with dyspraxia in 1985, which prompted her to focus her professional research on developmental disorders. As of 2014, she was actively involved in academic research and teaching in her field, and by 2024 she continues to contribute to scholarship and advocacy related to neurodiversity through her academic and entrepreneurial pursuits.