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Peter Wynn
Peter Wynn

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About Me — Peter Wynn.

A unicorn in a world of horses. I am a 47 year old, who was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 35. I have a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Japanese and History and a Postgraduate Diploma in History. I went to Japan when I was 21, as part…

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1 day ago

LETTER TO MY 26-YEAR-OLD SELF.

Dear Peter, They say you have to experience something to know if it’s for you, and like many young people, you were anxious to fall in love. You fell in love numerous times, and it wasn’t reciprocated, and in the third case, it was definitely for the better. She said…

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2 days ago

A LETTER TO MY 8-YEAR-OLD SELF.

Dear Peter, Right now, you are feeling mixed emotions. You were feeling anxious about the prospect of a new school, hoping that it will be a new beginning. The lady across the canal from you has sent you a postcard and said that you’ll meet many new friends at the…

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Sep 16

WHEN WHAT APPEARS TO BE OPPOSITION TO RACISM IS JUST DEFENCE OF PRIVILEGE.

Most readers of my stories know that I have no time for the orange haired a-hole who is the first former occupant of the White House to be indicted on Federal and State Charges, and even less time for the red-haired a-hole who scraped back into the Australian senate by…

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Aug 31

WHY THE VOICE TO PARLIAMENT MUST SUCCEED.

Being gluten and lactose intolerant and having irritable bowel syndrome can make going out to eat a bit more challenging. I remember at a school reunion last year, they’d organised pizzas, but I couldn’t have any. If I know a food contains gluten, I have to go without and it’s…

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Aug 25

MISOGYNISTS BE QUIET!

When Michelle Obama was photographed wearing a sleeveless dress, the media and the fashion police lost their minds on par with the horror they did when Barbara Eden’s Jeannie costume revealed her navel. …

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Aug 21

CONNECTION OVERRIDES PERCENTAGES.

A number of people on twitter have become justifiably angry with Jacinta Price for referring to herself by an outdated term. I know that I prefer identity first language for my autism, but most people find racial terms offensive, because of how they were used in the Stolen Generation. A…

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Aug 20

HOW THE WORLD WOULD BE A SADDER PLACE WITHOUT AUTISTIC PEOPLE.

If you believe the outdated beliefs about autism, autistic people do not enjoy reading fiction. Yet some of the world’s most creative and expressive people are autistic. Take for example Dan Ackroyd. A comedic actor genius. I remember, when I was in a writers’ group with a bunch of neurotypicals…

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Aug 13

HOW THE MATILDAS PROVE THE DOCTOR WRONG.

I know I said that the ridiculous doctor should be a blip on the radar and that he shouldn’t be living rent free in my head, but one other thing has emerged that needs deconstruction. According to this ridiculous doctor, there is a certain amount of a word that starts…

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Aug 12

A LETTER TO MY 22-YEAR-OLD SELF.

Dear Peter, Today, you proved your high school guidance officer wrong again. You graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts, and you had credits and distinctions, including the distinction that you got for your thesis. Remember the words of your Year Nine Math teacher in response to the guy in…

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Peter Wynn

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Diagnosed with autism at 35. Explained a lifetime of difference.

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