If you don't immediately recognise her name, odds are you may recognise Alix Generous' face as the American 20-something has become somewhat of an internet sensation.
Her TED talk 'How I learned to communicate my inner life with Asperger's' has been viewed by 1.2 million people online and at just 19, she presented on stage at the United Nations.
But it didn't start that way.
From the age of four Alix was heavily medicated, with doctors taking years to work out that she has Asperger's - a form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) that can impair basic social skills.
Fast forward in time and now she's a tech entrepreneur, developing apps to help people with autism tackle the work place and challenging the way the world thinks about Asperger's.
"What I'm about to say is very politically incorrect but probably the biggest misconception is that we're all socially retarded," says Alix.
"That's not true.
"I mean, I still have my awkward moments but a lot of people I know with high-functioning autism can learn most of the skills they need to get around and some people mightn't even know they have Asperger's."
Alix was out in Australia from the US for sold out appearances at the All About Women festival at the Sydney Opera House.
She has started a company that has built an app called Podium which helps people with autism and Asperger's with their "presentation skills".
"Essentially it's software that can read and help you reflect on your body language and it does this by doing facial tracking," says Alix.
"Really eye contact is the big focus because that's the big make it or break it in a lot of interviews, but also body language and fluctuation in tone.
"It's finding that perfect balance... The goal is to improve your communication skills for yourself, it's not to make you more normal.
"It's to help you feel confident in your abilities and to do interviews to get employment."
Autism has the highest unemployment rate out of any developmental disability and she says it's "just devastating".
