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The Failed Attempt to Cancel Hans Asperger

Have you ever assumed someone was bad, then you found out they were a hero?

5 min readSep 26, 2019

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The Failed Attempt to Cancel Hans Asperger

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An Aged Care loophole may be rescuing people denied disability help

Desperate Australians with disabilities are turning to the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT), an elderly care service, for their basic…

3 min readJun 6, 2019

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An Aged Care loophole may be rescuing people denied disability help

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The Aussie mental health/disability system is broken. Here’s how you can still get assistance.

When welfare and the government fails, the community steps up — and you can benefit hugely.

6 min readJun 3, 2019

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The Aussie mental health/disability system is broken. Here’s how you can still get assistance.

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Abuse and mental health: One tiny way you can prevent another murder

Courtney Herron is the fourth young woman to be murdered and dumped somewhere public in Melbourne, Australia in less than a year.

4 min readMay 28, 2019

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Abuse and mental health: One tiny way you can prevent another murder

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SAD Season: What causes Winter Depression?

SAD is a serious drop in mood and ability to live life when the weather cools. But what causes it?

4 min readMay 17, 2019

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SAD Season: What causes Winter Depression?

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5 ways to fight the SAD season

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a kind of grey-weather depression. When autumn comes and there’s less sunlight, your mood begins to…

3 min readMay 10, 2019

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5 ways to fight the SAD season

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Do you have any of these 14 schizophrenic traits?

Quick online tests are a useful intro to the things people with schizophrenia experience. Try one now.

2 min readMay 3, 2019

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Do you have any of these 14 schizophrenic traits?

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Online support groups: The Mighty and Wrong Planet

A lot of us with invisible conditions grew up feeling alone. It’s not because we have glaring disabilities, it’s because we’re just…

3 min readApr 4, 2019

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Online support groups: The Mighty and Wrong Planet

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They said I’d never talk. Now they pay me to do it.

When the experts said no, I made yes my ambition. Just about anyone can.

7 min readApr 1, 2019

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They said I’d never talk. Now they pay me to do it.

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How autistic am I?

It’s not a formal diagnosis, but the Internet has a fairly reliable test.

5 min readMar 27, 2019

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How autistic am I?

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Peter S Matthews

Peter S Matthews

I was never meant to write articles. Or read, or even talk. Now I help others who were told they never could, and have a beautiful time doing it.

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