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The autistic perspective

As part of our mental health and loneliness project, we hear from autistic people about their experiences. Visit this page regularly to read and watch more content as we update the page.

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Social isolation

"For some autistic people, the feeling of loneliness can be really strong, and it can feel incredibly isolating. I want you to know that you’re not alone if you are feeling this way."

Emily Katy
- autistic mental health advocate

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Social isolation

"I am not someone who looks lonely. I have friends and family around me, and yet for most of my life, I have felt deeply alone."

Dr Hannah Belcher
- autistic postdoctoral researcher and author

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Social isolation

"How do we create a world that is more inclusive of autistic people?"

James Ward-Sinclair
- autistic advocate and founder of Autistic & Unapologetic

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Mental health

"For the longest time, I only ever considered my mental health when it couldn’t be ignored."

James Ward-Sinclair
- autistic advocate and founder of Autistic & Unapologetic

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Mental health

"We all know that looking after our mental health is important, but sometimes it can feel almost impossible and being autistic can make this harder."

Emily Katy
- autistic mental health advocate

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Mental health

"I realised how low my self-esteem was from constantly feeling the need to mask my true self, in case others judged me negatively."

Dr Hannah Belcher
- autistic postdoctoral researcher and author

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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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Stories from the Spectrum

Autistic people and their friends and families share their experiences of life on the spectrum. There are funny stories, thought-provoking stories, moving and challenging stories.

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