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

Kerise Vowles-Myers - on autism and relationships

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

Kate Fox - on getting her autism diagnosis

"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 and Alison McBride - on autism and will-power

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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."

Kevin Chapman - on coping with the coronavirus pandemic

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

The Goth - on opening Christmas presents

"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

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

Judith Turkson-Baidoo - on being a black autistic woman and attitudes towards disability

"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

"Understanding that the way I process world is different made me realise the ways I had been treated in the past were not my fault."

Peter Street - on his late autism diagnosis

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Kerise Vowles-Myers
- on autism and relationships

Kate Fox
- on getting her autism diagnosis

Callum and Alison McBride
- on autism and will-power

Kevin Chapman
- on coping with the coronavirus pandemic

The Goth
- on opening Christmas presents

Samuel Maybury
- on the joy of Christmas lights

Judith Turkson-Baidoo
- on being a black autistic woman and attitudes towards disability

Iqra Babar
- on representing BAME autistic people through her art

Peter Street
- on his late autism diagnosis