Amanda Phillips

Amanda has worked with Autism West Midlands for 28 years, across a variety of roles.

She has an adult son who was diagnosed autistic at the age of 3 and diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at the age of 8. She also has an autistic grandson who is 4 years old.

She studied at the University of Worcester to improve her autism knowledge whilst working and has kept abreast of changes in the world of autism and recognises the importance of autistic voices in everything she does.

She began working in Family Services as she was passionate about supporting families with autistic children and strives to help others to navigate the system and to access the right support for their children and understand their child more fully.

She now leads a small team of Autism Specialist Advisors, delivering support and training around the West Midlands.