Although she comes from a family of curlers Neilson only took up the sport in 2004 at the age of 33. She subsequently made her international debut in 2006.[1]
She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi with the British team beating China 7–3 in the third-place play-off match.[4]
She is a teacher at Bent Primary School in South Lanarkshire. Her partner is former teammate and predecessor as skip of the British Paralympic rink Michael McCreadie.[1]
