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Peer Network launches for neurodivergent people connected to rural life

The community connects neurodivergent people together, aiming to reduce isolation in rural spaces

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
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Karen Fisher co-created the Peer Network to reduce isolation within the neurodivergent community living and working in rural life
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Karen Fisher co-created the Peer Network to reduce isolation within the neurodivergent community living and working in rural life

Scientific evidence suggests that there is a higher percentage of neurodivergence in rural and farming industries. However, many neurodivergent people in rural spaces have felt isolated, misunderstood...

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