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advocacy How do I differentiate between Autistic rigidity and anorexia nervosa?

How do I differentiate between Autistic rigidity and anorexia nervosa?

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I am not anorexic. I never was anorexic. I am in recovery from anorexia, which is a parasitic, all-consuming mental condition that sucked the joy out of every aspect of my life like a Dementor*. But even though anorexia controlled most of my life, I never wanted it to be...

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Art Beat of the Country The many wonderful sides to Mary

The many wonderful sides to Mary

By Di Deppeler Where and when did you meet?  1996 at the East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale. What struck you about Mary?  I just liked her from first meeting. Very direct, straight forward, honest and real. How did you get involved in her dreams for rural women?  I was employed as...

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