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WELCOME TO ALPIMS

Understand more. Find what helps.

Understand your experiences and find support that fits your needs.

ALPIMS explores six areas of health and everyday experience, the connections between them and practical ways to make life more manageable.

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ALPIMS is an educational and support-organising framework, not a validated diagnostic tool.

Start with one thing. Choose a question, a support option or a useful tool. You can leave the extra information closed and return another day.

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Bodily Symptoms, Anxiety & Trauma Overlap

Compare the patterns, understand possible differences and find support that fits. Similar symptoms can have different causes, and conditions can coexist.

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Find Support

Find a manageable adjustment, practical help or a starting point for healthcare and shared support.

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Tools & Resources

Browse practical tools, check-ins, downloads and resources. Choose what fits your capacity today. Check-ins are optional.

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The six ALPIMS domains

The domains offer a way to organise questions and explore connections. You may relate to some areas more than others.

A β€” Anxiety & Autonomic Anxiety experiences and autonomic body responses.
L β€” Laxity & Connective Tissue Hypermobility and connective tissue concerns.
P β€” Pain & Bodily Sensitivity Pain and sensitivity to bodily sensations.
I β€” Immune & Inflammatory Immune and inflammatory concerns.
M β€” Mood & Trauma Mood, emotional wellbeing and trauma experiences.
S β€” Sensory & Neurodevelopmental Sensory experiences and neurodevelopmental differences.
The domains do not establish a diagnosis or mean that every concern has one shared cause.
Explore the ALPIMS Domains β€” Coming soon
Who may find ALPIMS useful?

This site may be useful when health and support needs are complex, overlap or change from day to day.

You may be exploring neurodivergence, living with several conditions, wondering about family patterns or looking for ways to make daily life more manageable.

You do not need a diagnosis to browse. Choose what fits your preferences, circumstances and capacity.

Supporting someone else?

Families, friends and professionals are welcome. Begin with the person’s priorities: β€œWhat matters most today, and what would make it easier?”

Ask what support is welcome. Let the person choose what to share and how to participate.

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Questions about ALPIMS?

Explore the approach, what the domains mean and how you might use the site.

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Disclaimer & privacy

ALPIMS provides general education and practical support ideas. It does not diagnose conditions, calculate genetic risk or replace personalised medical, mental health or allied health advice.

Connections between domains or conditions do not establish a diagnosis or shared cause. Adapt suggestions to your health, preferences and capacity.

Seek individual advice before changing treatment, and assessment for new, worsening or unexplained symptoms.

Share only what you choose. Check how online tools store and share information before entering personal details. Ask permission before sharing another person’s health information.

For immediate danger or a medical emergency in Australia, call 000.