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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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"Being autistic myself, I know how important it is to consider the environment, and to really evaluate if this works for a client before jumping right in."

Abdullah Shahjan - on how being autistic influences his work as a therapist

"It is an honour to be born Black. Equally, it means that you will experience racism, prejudice and have to work twice as hard for half the acknowledgement."

Melissa Simmonds - on why she is proud to be Black and autistic

"I have to be careful I don't assume I understand all autistic people and their challenges, just because I have an autistic daughter."

Peter Watt - on his role as Managing Director of National Programmes at our charity

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"When I have autistic patients, I always take particular care to find out their needs and make sure they are met."

Harri Wilson - on being an autistic junior doctor

"Autism is a significant part of my life but not the only part, and I want my blog to reflect that."

Grace Liu - on autism and blogging

"As a child I didn't know who I was as I didn't see people like me."

Talia Grant - on representations of autistic people in the media

"It's tough living in a world that wasn't built with autism in mind, but when I'm tattooing or being creative I'm lost in my own world."

Charl Davies - on autism, creativity, and expressing herself through art

"It has been an honour to launch Stories from the Spectrum and to listen to and edit people's stories."

Florence Leslie - on creating Stories from the Spectrum

"It's important for us to have help from disability social workers, as our family is increasingly isolated."

Danielle - on accessing support for her autistic son

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"Being autistic myself, I know how important it is to consider the environment, and to really evaluate if this works for a client before jumping right in."

Abdullah Shahjan
- on how being autistic influences his work as a therapist

Melissa Simmonds
- on why she is proud to be Black and autistic

Peter Watt
- on his role as Managing Director of National Programmes at our charity

Harri Wilson
- on being an autistic junior doctor

Grace Liu
- on autism and blogging

Talia Grant
- on representations of autistic people in the media

Charl Davies
- on autism, creativity, and expressing herself through art

Florence Leslie
- on creating Stories from the Spectrum

Danielle
- on accessing support for her autistic son