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 autism spectrum.
Our latest stories
World Mental Health Day
"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
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Black History Month stories
"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
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Stories from the Spectrum
"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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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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