‘In 2014, Mental Health Week will run from Sunday 5th to Saturday 11th October. World Mental Health Day is marked every year on the same date: 10th of October.

Mental Health Week aims to activate, educate and engage Victorians about mental health through a week of interactive events across the state including an official launch, community festivals, art exhibitions, music, theatre and seminars.’

In the studio for this special podcast Andy Hawken from Behind The Mask talks to Sonja -The Squeamer -Hammer about her condition known as Autism. It’s all about how she has coped in keeping it in ‘the closet’ for many years, and now only in recent times has Sonja disclosed and now for the first time talks about ‘it’, the biggest challenge and all about the misunderstandings misdiagnosis and the difficulty and the rewards and positives about this what was once called ‘mental disorder’ .

So being a Geek Girl and a ‘aspbie’ , what has that been like for her, and for Andy too?

Find out in this COMING OUT Podcast Special!

LINKS:

Autism in Victoria

Autism What is It?

Face Value Comics

Face Value Comics Podcast interview here !

NeuroDiversity