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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"Communication and empathy were huge issues when Daniel and I first got together seven years ago."
Kerise Vowles-Myers
- on autism and relationships
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Stories from the spectrum

"I kind of pursued a diagnosis for political reasons, but I also just wanted that certainty."
Kate Fox
- on 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 and Alison McBride
- on the positives of being autistic
Read Callum and Alison McBride story
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More about Stories from the Spectrum
‘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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