Abby Sesterka is an autism researcher who was diagnosed as Autistic in adulthood. She was awarded the Research Excellence Scholarship by Macquarie University in Sydney to undertake postgraduate research as a member of Autism MQ, led by Professor Liz Pellicano. She also lectures for the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching at Flinders University in South Australia, and remains active in her background discipline of Indonesian languages as a translator and curriculum specialist.