The Spectrum magazine

Welcome to The Spectrum magazine, one of the UK's largest collections of autistic art, poetry and prose.

The Spectrum magazine is created by autistic people, with content covering all things autism - from articles on ASD and aliens, to everyday reflections of life on the spectrum.

The October issue No. 112 is out now!

Highlights of the 'freedom' issue include:

the winner and runners-up of our 60th anniversary art competition
Tom writes about breaking free of anxiety-induced thought processes
Nick on the freedoms he enjoys and the freedoms he would like
Sarah describes her experience of asking for reasonable adjustments at work
Eleanor on working as a bridal make-up artist
Virulon SL26 - A Rascal story - fan fiction by Alexandra.

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October 2022 issue: PDF version

All issues of the magazine are available here on our website as a free PDF download.

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Submit your work

We welcome submissions for the magazine. Whether you have an article, a piece of artwork or a poem you would like to be considered for inclusion, please send it in and you could be in a future issue. Submit your work.

Spectrum collections and previous editions

Spectrum Collections

From animals to aliens, explore our themed collections of prose and poetry from previous editions of the Spectrum.

Previous editions

There are over 100 previous editions of the magazine stored on our website for you to explore and enjoy.

Additional resources

Spectrum Live

Tune in to Spectrum Live, our online video series, where we chat to autistic people and their families about life on the spectrum. You can watch all our episodes here.

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.