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| Born | Abbey Romeo May 17, 1998 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
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Abbey Romeo (born May 17, 1998) is an American autistic television personality, social media content creator and musical artist.
She is best known for appearing on all 3 seasons of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum. [1] [2]
Abbey Romeo was born on May 17, 1998 in Los Angeles California. [1] [2] She is the daughter of Christine Romeo and Eric Lutes, who both previously worked as tv and film actors. [3]
She was diagnosed with autism at 2 and a half years old. [4] [5]
Her parents noticed various signs of autism early on, such as sleep issues around 14 to 16 months old and tactile input-seeking behavior in which she would put lots of things in her mouth, that began when she was 19 months old. [6] A pediatrician her father had consulted had dismissed these signs as typical development. [5]
Soon after starting preschool at about 2 years and 4 months old, according to her father, "they called and said she couldn’t stay because it was dangerous." Soon after she was diagnosed with autism. [5]
Romeo was scouted for Love on the Spectrum in 2021 by the shows co-creator and producer Cian O'Clery. He had previously met her at Spectrum Laboratory in Los Angeles, where she was a member of a performing arts program. [7] [6]
Romeo began making music while participating in Spectrum Laboratory's film and music program. With help from the program, she wrote lyrics and released a music video for her original song "The Girl Inside" in 2016. [8] [9] In 2020 she uploaded several music videos to original songs she had written to her YouTube Channel. In May 2025 she made her televsion musical debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show . [10] [11] [12] [13]
Romeo is dating David Isaacman, who she met while appearing on the Netflix show Love on the Spectrum. [14] [15] [16]
She also loves to knitt and has been doing so as a hobby for many years. She later started selling knitted hats under the brand Hats by Abbey. [6] [17]