Chris Bonnello is a writer and speaker formerly a primary school teacher based in Nottingham. Having been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome as an adult he launched Autistic Not Weird (https://autisticnotweird.com) in 2015 to share his personal and professional insights whilst campaigning for greater understanding of autism. Since then he has won multiple awards for his work published a non-fiction book and spoken as far away as Sydney Opera House. To this day Bonnello maintains a link to teaching working as a tutor for autistic students with special educational needs. Underdogs is his first novel following his master's degree in Creative Writing.