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.
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International Women's Day

"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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Stories from the Spectrum

"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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‘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.

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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