Abbey Romeo
Abbey Romeo 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 (American TV series)|Love on the Spectrum].
Early life and education
Abbey Romeo was born on May 17, 1998 in Los Angeles California. She is the daughter of Christine Romeo and Eric Lutes, who both previously worked as tv and film actors.She was diagnosed with autism at 2 and a half years old.
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. A pediatrician her father had consulted had dismissed these signs as typical development.
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.
She later attended a mainstream school through second grade and then attended a school for children with autism.
After graduating high school she attended a vocational program to learn job skills.
Romeo also spent 22 years in speech therapy and 15 years in occupational therapy.
Career
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.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.
In 2020 she uploaded several music videos to original songs she had written to her YouTube Channel.
During the third season of Love on the Spectrum she debuted her original song Girlfriend Forever. In May 2025 she made her televsion musical debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show in which she performed that same song.
Personal Life
Romeo is dating David Isaacman, who she met while appearing on the Netflix show Love on the Spectrum.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.