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Stories from the Spectrum

Welcome to our Stories from the Spectrum series. Here, autistic people and their family members share their experiences of life on the autistic spectrum.

Featured stories

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"Maybe someday, we won’t need International Women’s Day in order to feel seen, but until then, there is work to be done."

Hermione Cameron
- on celebrating autistic women

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"I kind of pursued a diagnosis for political reasons, but I also just wanted that certainty."

Kate Fox
- on getting her autism diagnosis

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"Autism can be a gift because it can really help to give you that extra will-power, and you can get into things a lot more than many non-autistic people."

Callum McBride
- on autism and will-power

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"Communication and empathy were huge issues when Daniel and I first got together seven years ago."

Kerise Vowles-Myers
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"The only thing that will really help Andy at the moment is a return to normality - even if it’s a different normal to the one we had before."

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- on coping with the coronavirus pandemic

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"I've always loved Christmas lights and last year I got to help switch on the Christmas tree lights in my local area."

Samuel Maybury
- on the joy of Christmas lights

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"I personally hate receiving presents, especially if I have to open them in front of people.”

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- on receiving Christmas presents

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"I sometimes feel that disability is treated as a secondary matter in society, and something needs to be done about this."

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- on being a black autistic woman and attitudes towards disability

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"I want to give a voice to people who are not often represented in pop culture."

Iqra Babar
- on representing BAME autistic people through her art

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‘Stories from the Spectrum’ features voices from across the autism spectrum and highlights the rich variety of autistic experience. There are funny stories, thought-provoking stories, moving and challenging stories.

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The Spectrum magazine

Explore one of the UK's largest collections of autistic art, poetry, and prose. The Spectrum magazine is created by and for autistic people, and is available both online and in print.

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We are registered as a charity in England and Wales (269425) and in Scotland (SC039427). The National Autistic Society is also a company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House (01205298). VAT registration number: 653370050. © The National Autistic Society 2021

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