Kaelynn Partlow

Kaelynn Partlow

Kaelynn Partlow (born April 2, 1997) is an American autistic television personality, autism advocate, behavioral therapist and social media content creator.

She appeared on season 1 of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum.

Early life and education

Kaelynn Partlow

Kaelynn Partlow was born on April 2, 1997 in Greenville, South Carolina.

She was diagnosed with autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalucia at 10 years old after undergoing extensive academic and psychological testing in Orlando, Florida.

Throughout her childhood, Partlow attended and tried a variety of different kinds of schooling. She started with attending a public school, then a private Christian school and was later homeschooled and unschooled by her mom. She has said that she felt that none of them seemed to fit.

When she was 13 years old she joined a private school program run by the nonprofit autism service provider Project Hope Foundation. She attended the school program as a high school student.

Partlow later became a peer mentor at the foundation. While working as a peer mentor, she developed a passion for working with kids, especially those on the autism spectrum.

Due to her struggles with dyslexia, she did not read her first book independently until she was 14 years old.

Career

Kaelynn Partlow

When Partlow was 18 years old, she became a registered behavior technician, specializing in working with children with autism. In 2015 she began working as a registered behavior technician for Project Hope Foundation. She later became a lead therapist at the same nonprofit.

In 2020, Partlow auditioned for Love on the Spectrum after seeing an ad for it on Facebook. She appeared on the first season of the show which first premiered on Netflix in 2022.

Following her appearance on the first season of Love on the Spectrum, her social media accounts signifigantly grew in popularity and were flooded with questions from fans of the show. Soon after she began to regularly post videos about autism on TikTok, as well as on YouTube.

In 2024, her book Life on the Bridge: Linking My World to Yours as an Autistic Therapist was published. In March 2026, an updated version with new material and an introduction by the director of Love on the Spectrum was published.

Personal life

Kaelynn Partlow

Partlow has one sister and one brother. She is diagnosed with autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia. She has a big interest in dogs and dog training, and has a labrador service dog named Finnegan.