As April is world autism day I asked Claire if she’d be willing to come on the podcast to help raise awareness around autism and authenticity.
Claire Brittain is a medical statistician who has worked in the Pharmaceutical Industry for 20 years supporting trials across many therapeutic areas. Claire has an overwhelming passion for inspiring the next generation of statisticians whether that be through her non-profit work, mentoring as well as the people she’s managed through her career. Claire has 3 boys aged 12, 8 and 7 of which 2 have been diagnosed as autistic. In her spare time she likes to run and in 2023 she completed 12 half marathons for Beyond Autism. So impressive!
What you’ll hear about:
- The broad diversity in autism diagnosis
- The changing understanding of autism within the general public
- Young careers support
- Support for neurotypical children
- Finding time for yourself
- Don’t worry about terminology. The conversation is the important part
- Superpowers
- Living in a state of wonder
- Resetting what “normal” is
- Neurodiversity often isn’t just one condition
- Needing to think about the whole person
Weekly Challenge : Follow someone on social media who thinks differently to you (Some options below may be a quick win)
Power of Music : Ride this feeling by Kate Miller-Heidke
Links:
Claire’s LinkedIN
Amanda Kirby LinkedIN
Ellie Middleton LinkedIN
Beyond Autism
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Lucy is driven by a purpose to catalyse the impact of people, teams and organisations through their individual authenticity and started in 2022 a company called Impactful Authenticity.
Having spent over 20 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry leading cross-functional and functional teams through the highs and lows of molecule and machine learning product development. Lucy has experienced first hand the opportunities that can be unlocked in your career by shedding expectations and perceptions and finding your authentic style. She has developed her own brand of authentic leadership taking numerous roles outside of the traditional data science space she grew up in.
Lucy has also worked to broaden the impact of statisticians beyond traditional roles, as Chair and Board Member for the Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry (PSI), a global community of 1500 people.
As the only person in her extended family to have completed higher education she is passionate to create and give opportunities to people on all education and career paths.
