Abbey Romeo

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 4 seasons of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum.

Early life and education Abbey Romeo was born on May 17, 1998 in Los Angeles California. She also has one younger brother.

Romeo was diagnosed with autism at 2 and a half years 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 mother, "they called and said she couldn’t stay because it was dangerous." Soon after, she was diagnosed with autism. Following ABA intervention, Romeo's mother reported substantial improvements in Abbey's learning and communication. She emphasized that ABA was individualized, parent-involved, reinforcement-based, and did not include practices such as forcing eye contact. Romeo has said she enjoyed the food reinforcers ABA practitioners provided, such as Goldfish crackers and M&M's. Both Romeo and her mother suggest that intervention decisions should depend on the individual child rather than ideology and encourage families to evaluate therapies based on whether they benefit the individual.

Romeo later attended a mainstream school through second grade and then attended a school for children with autism until the 8th grade.

Romeo has also spent over 22 years in speech therapy and 15 years in occupational therapy, and has stated that she continues to participate in therapeutic services.

In 2020 she produced and uploaded several music videos for original songs she had written to her YouTube Channel.

During the third season of Love on the Spectrum she debuted her original song "Boyfriend Forever". In May 2025 she made her television musical debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show in which she performed that same song.

Personal life Romeo began dating David Isaacman in 2021, whom she met while appearing on the Netflix show Love on the Spectrum. They broke up in April 2026.

Romeo has also enjoyed knitting; she adapted an interest in the craft during vocational school and has been doing so as a hobby for many years. She later started selling knitted hats under the brand Made by Abbey.

Discography

Singles "The Girl Inside" (2016) “Food Wrap” (2020) “Waterslide” (2022) “Hot Lava” (2022) “Categories” (2024) “Boyfriend Forever” (2025) “Right Here Right Now” (2026)