🧠 Tourette Syndrome

Stories that illuminate life with Tourette syndrome, exploring the daily negotiations between body and will, stigma and self-acceptance. These books bring nuance and humanity to a condition too often reduced to caricature.

Born on a Blue Day

by Daniel Tammet • 2006

A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.

3.85

24k+

🧩 Living With Autism 🌈 Synesthesia 👁️ Sensory Perception

Born on a Blue Day 87%

A mind where numbers glow with color, calendars are landscapes, and prime numbers feel smooth.

by Daniel Tammet 2006

3.85

24k+ ratings

🧩 Living With Autism 🌈 Synesthesia 👁️ Sensory Perception

The World's Strongest Librarian

by Josh Hanagarne • 2013

A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.

3.82

13k+

📚 Librarian Memoirs 💪 Strength Training 🌬 Breathwork

The World's Strongest Librarian 87%

A six-foot-seven librarian with Tourette's turns to kettlebells and breathing for relief.

by Josh Hanagarne 2013

3.82

13k+ ratings

📚 Librarian Memoirs 💪 Strength Training 🌬 Breathwork

Life on Delay

by John Hendrickson • 2023

One interview with Joe Biden forced a journalist to confront what he'd spent a lifetime hiding.

4.47

2k+

🗣️ Speech Disorders ♿ Living With Disability 📖 Disability Memoir

Life on Delay 87%

One interview with Joe Biden forced a journalist to confront what he'd spent a lifetime hiding.

by John Hendrickson 2023

4.47

2k+ ratings

🗣️ Speech Disorders ♿ Living With Disability 📖 Disability Memoir

The Reason I Jump

by Naoki Higashida • 2005

A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.

3.88

63k+

🧩 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔊 Sensory Processing

The Reason I Jump 87%

A nonverbal 13-year-old with autism answers the questions others are afraid to ask.

by Naoki Higashida 2005

3.88

63k+ ratings

🧩 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔊 Sensory Processing

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder

by Sarah Kurchak • 2020

She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.

4.16

1k+

🎭 Autistic Masking 🔥 Autistic Burnout 🎯 Special Interests

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder Summary

I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder 86%

She 'overcame' her autism to earn praise, then broke under the weight of the act.

by Sarah Kurchak 2020

4.16

1k+ ratings

🎭 Autistic Masking 🔥 Autistic Burnout 🎯 Special Interests

Just Another Kid

by Torey L. Hayden • 1988

271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.

4.24

6k+

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🤐 Selective Mutism

Just Another Kid 86%

271 pills, a bottle of scotch, and six children no one else could reach.

by Torey L. Hayden 1988

4.24

6k+ ratings

🏫 Special Education 💔 Childhood Trauma 🤐 Selective Mutism

Out with It

by Katherine Preston • 2013

She chased a cure for her stutter for decades; the real breakthrough came when she stopped chasing.

4.01

553

🗣️ Stuttering Memoirs 💬 Speech Therapy ❤️ Disability Acceptance

Out with It 86%

She chased a cure for her stutter for decades; the real breakthrough came when she stopped chasing.

by Katherine Preston 2013

4.01

553 ratings

🗣️ Stuttering Memoirs 💬 Speech Therapy ❤️ Disability Acceptance

Look Me in the Eye

by John Elder Robison • 2007

No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.

3.92

70k+

🧠 Aspergers Memoir 🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement

Look Me in the Eye 86%

No eye contact. No friends. Flawless with machines. The reason hid in plain sight for forty years.

by John Elder Robison 2007

3.92

70k+ ratings

🧠 Aspergers Memoir 🔍 Late Autism Diagnosis 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement

Autism

by Uta Frith • 2003

One percent of people perceive social signals differently. That's autism, and it is lifelong.

3.39

632

🧠 Neurodevelopment 🧩 Theory Of Mind ⚙️ Executive Function

Autism 86%

One percent of people perceive social signals differently. That's autism, and it is lifelong.

by Uta Frith 2003

3.39

632 ratings

🧠 Neurodevelopment 🧩 Theory Of Mind ⚙️ Executive Function

Thinking in Pictures

by Temple Grandin • 1995

A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.

4.10

17k+

👁️ Visual Thinking 🔊 Sensory Processing 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir

Thinking in Pictures 86%

A visual mind, shaped by autism, decoded animal fear and transformed the livestock industry.

by Temple Grandin 1995

4.10

17k+ ratings

👁️ Visual Thinking 🔊 Sensory Processing 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir

What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic

by Annie Kotowicz • 2022

What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.

4.34

2k+

🧩 Autism Memoir 🧠 Neurodiversity Paradigm 🔊 Sensory Processing

What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic Summary

What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic 86%

What small sounds, meltdowns, and pattern obsession reveal about the logic of an autistic mind.

by Annie Kotowicz 2022

4.34

2k+ ratings

🧩 Autism Memoir 🧠 Neurodiversity Paradigm 🔊 Sensory Processing

Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome

by Luke Jackson • 2002

Asperger's isn't a disease and adolescence isn't a death sentence. A 13-year-old tells you how.

3.95

2k+

📖 Autism Memoir 🧠 Neurodiversity Movement 🔊 Sensory Processing

Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome Summary

Freaks, Geeks & Aspergers Syndrome 86%

Asperger's isn't a disease and adolescence isn't a death sentence. A 13-year-old tells you how.

by Luke Jackson 2002

3.95

2k+ ratings

📖 Autism Memoir 🧠 Neurodiversity Movement 🔊 Sensory Processing

Obsessed

by Allison Britz • 2017

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

3.91

7k+

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey

Obsessed 86%

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

by Allison Britz 2017

3.91

7k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey

Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults

by Theresa Regan • 2017

Why so many adults live undiagnosed with autism, and what finally getting the right label can fix.

4.23

121

🧩 Autism In Adulthood 🔍 Late Diagnosis 🧠 Executive Dysfunction

Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults Summary

Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 86%

Why so many adults live undiagnosed with autism, and what finally getting the right label can fix.

by Theresa Regan 2017

4.23

121 ratings

🧩 Autism In Adulthood 🔍 Late Diagnosis 🧠 Executive Dysfunction

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

by Daniel Stefanski • 2011

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

4.25

308

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid 86%

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

by Daniel Stefanski 2011

4.25

308 ratings

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism

Far From The Tree

by Andrew Solomon • 2012

Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.

4.27

23k+

🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🧠 Neurodiversity ♿ Social Model Of Disability

Far From The Tree 86%

Your child is deaf, a prodigy, or a criminal. None of it came from you.

by Andrew Solomon 2012

4.27

23k+ ratings

🧬 Nature Vs Nurture 🧠 Neurodiversity ♿ Social Model Of Disability

The PDA Paradox

by Harry Thompson • 2019

He failed school, lost jobs, drank to cope. The missing piece: a rare autism profile, PDA.

3.76

414

🧩 Autism Memoirs 📅 Late-Diagnosed Autism 🎭 Autistic Masking

The PDA Paradox 86%

He failed school, lost jobs, drank to cope. The missing piece: a rare autism profile, PDA.

by Harry Thompson 2019

3.76

414 ratings

🧩 Autism Memoirs 📅 Late-Diagnosed Autism 🎭 Autistic Masking

After All

by Mary Tyler Moore • 1995

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

3.81

1k+

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery

After All 86%

America loved Mary Richards. Only her family knew she was drinking herself to death.

by Mary Tyler Moore 1995

3.81

1k+ ratings

📺 Classic Television 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🍸 Alcoholism Recovery

Different, Not Less

by Chloé Hayden • 2022

An autistic guide to sensory overload, finding your people, and building a life that fits.

4.26

5k+

🧩 Autism In Women 📖 Autistic Memoir 🔍 Late Diagnosis

Different, Not Less 85%

An autistic guide to sensory overload, finding your people, and building a life that fits.

by Chloé Hayden 2022

4.26

5k+ ratings

🧩 Autism In Women 📖 Autistic Memoir 🔍 Late Diagnosis

Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate

by Cynthia Kim • 2014

Diagnosed autistic at 40, she found the instructions for her own brain. Now she shares them.

4.33

2k+

🧠 Adult Autism 🔍 Late Diagnosis 📋 Executive Function

Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate Summary

Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate 85%

Diagnosed autistic at 40, she found the instructions for her own brain. Now she shares them.

by Cynthia Kim 2014

4.33

2k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Autism 🔍 Late Diagnosis 📋 Executive Function

Not Fade Away

by Rebecca Alexander • 2014

At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.

3.96

1k+

🦽 Disability Memoirs 👂 Sensory Loss ⏳ Progressive Illness

Not Fade Away 85%

At 19, told she was going blind and deaf, she fell 27 feet from a window.

by Rebecca Alexander 2014

3.96

1k+ ratings

🦽 Disability Memoirs 👂 Sensory Loss ⏳ Progressive Illness

Untypical

by Pete Wharmby • 2024

Small talk, hot-desking, bright lights: the hidden toll of a world not designed for autistic brains.

4.25

2k+

🧠 Autistic Experience 🎭 Autistic Masking 🌈 Neurodiversity Advocacy

Untypical 85%

Small talk, hot-desking, bright lights: the hidden toll of a world not designed for autistic brains.

by Pete Wharmby 2024

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧠 Autistic Experience 🎭 Autistic Masking 🌈 Neurodiversity Advocacy

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

by Sean Carroll • 2024

Autism isn't broken wiring; it's different wiring. Three cognitive styles unlock hidden strengths.

4.09

702

♾️ Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔊 Sensory Processing

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 85%

Autism isn't broken wiring; it's different wiring. Three cognitive styles unlock hidden strengths.

by Sean Carroll 2024

4.09

702 ratings

♾️ Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity 🔊 Sensory Processing

Love & Autism

by Kay Kerr • 2023

Autistic women hide themselves to find love. What happens when they stop hiding is the real story.

4.24

747

🧠 Neurodiversity Paradigm 👩 Autistic Women 🎭 Autistic Masking

Love & Autism 85%

Autistic women hide themselves to find love. What happens when they stop hiding is the real story.

by Kay Kerr 2023

4.24

747 ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity Paradigm 👩 Autistic Women 🎭 Autistic Masking

The Dark Side of Innocence

by Terri Cheney • 2011

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

3.98

2k+

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir

The Dark Side of Innocence 85%

She earned straight As while a dark compulsion swung her between euphoria and despair.

by Terri Cheney 2011

3.98

2k+ ratings

🧠 Bipolar Disorder 👶 Childhood Bipolar 📖 Mental Illness Memoir

PDA by PDAers

by Sally Cat • 2018

PDA explained from the inside: why demands terrify, and how to survive them.

3.94

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🔍 Neurodiversity 🎭 Autistic Masking

PDA by PDAers 85%

PDA explained from the inside: why demands terrify, and how to survive them.

by Sally Cat 2018

3.94

89 ratings

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🔍 Neurodiversity 🎭 Autistic Masking

Divided Minds

by Pamela Spiro Wagner • 2005

One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.

4.00

3k+

🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs 👯 Twin Bonds 🏥 Psychiatric Wards

Divided Minds 85%

One twin develops schizophrenia. The other becomes a psychiatrist. A bond built for two, tested.

by Pamela Spiro Wagner 2005

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Schizophrenia Memoirs 👯 Twin Bonds 🏥 Psychiatric Wards

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life

by Georgia Pritchett • 2021

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir

My Mess Is a Bit of a Life 85%

An anxious Succession writer's memoir. Doom-notes. Therapy. A son who lost his words. Darkly funny.

by Georgia Pritchett 2021

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Anxiety Memoirs 🎤 Women In Comedy 📝 Vignette Memoir

Poster Child

by Emily Rapp • 2006

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

3.72

645

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism

Poster Child 85%

Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.

by Emily Rapp 2006

3.72

645 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 🦿 Physical Disability 💭 Internalized Ableism

Sound

by Bella Bathurst • 2017

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

3.91

288

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability

Sound 85%

For twelve years, her world got quieter. Then a French surgeon offered to reverse the damage.

by Bella Bathurst 2017

3.91

288 ratings

🦻 Hearing Loss 🏥 Medical Memoir 👁️ Invisible Disability

Breaking the Silence

by Casey Watson • 2013

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

4.42

1k+

🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting

Breaking the Silence 85%

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

by Casey Watson 2013

4.42

1k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting

Autism

by Newfoundland and Labrador Autism Society • 2015

A parent's guide to autism: from diagnosis and therapies to nurturing unique strengths.

4.13

🧒 Autism Parenting 🌐 Neurodiversity ⏳ Early Intervention

Autism 85%

A parent's guide to autism: from diagnosis and therapies to nurturing unique strengths.

by Newfoundland and Labrador Autism Society 2015

4.13

8 ratings

🧒 Autism Parenting 🌐 Neurodiversity ⏳ Early Intervention

Lucky Man

by Michael J. Fox • 2002

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

4.08

29k+

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs

Lucky Man 85%

Diagnosed at 29, he hid Parkinson's seven years using props and pills. Then he went public.

by Michael J. Fox 2002

4.08

29k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Memoirs 🏥 Chronic Illness 🧊 Sobriety Memoirs

A Field Guide to Earthlings

by Ian Ford • 2010

Neurotypicals run on symbols, status, and indirect signals. Here is the manual they never wrote.

3.80

354

🧠 Autistic Perspectives 🔍 Social Analysis 🌐 Cultural Conditioning

A Field Guide to Earthlings 85%

Neurotypicals run on symbols, status, and indirect signals. Here is the manual they never wrote.

by Ian Ford 2010

3.80

354 ratings

🧠 Autistic Perspectives 🔍 Social Analysis 🌐 Cultural Conditioning

The Ghost in My Brain

by Clark Elliott • 2015

His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.

3.82

938

🤕 Traumatic Brain Injury 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Brain Plasticity

The Ghost in My Brain 85%

His identity vanished after a minor crash. Eight years later, two therapists reassembled it.

by Clark Elliott 2015

3.82

938 ratings

🤕 Traumatic Brain Injury 🧠 Brain Health 🔄 Brain Plasticity

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch

by Alison Arngrim • 2010

America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.

4.10

19k+

🌟 Child Star Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎥 Behind The Scenes

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch 85%

America hated her on screen. Her fury was real, and her own brother had created it.

by Alison Arngrim 2010

4.10

19k+ ratings

🌟 Child Star Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoir 🎥 Behind The Scenes

NeuroTribes

by Steve Silberman • 2015

Autism's hidden century: a spectrum buried by blame, reclaimed by a civil rights movement.

4.28

18k+

📜 Autism History 🧠 Neurodiversity Movement 📢 Parent Advocacy

NeuroTribes 85%

Autism's hidden century: a spectrum buried by blame, reclaimed by a civil rights movement.

by Steve Silberman 2015

4.28

18k+ ratings

📜 Autism History 🧠 Neurodiversity Movement 📢 Parent Advocacy

The Man Who Couldn't Stop

by David Adam • 2014

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

3.90

6k+

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science

The Man Who Couldn't Stop 85%

Disturbing thoughts visit almost every mind. OCD hijacks the brain's ability to dismiss them.

by David Adam 2014

3.90

6k+ ratings

🧠 Mental Illness Memoir 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🔬 Brain Science

Late Bloomer

by Clem Bastow • 2021

She spent 36 years performing normal. An autism diagnosis finally let her stop.

4.09

872

🧩 Late Autism Diagnosis 🎭 Autistic Masking 🔊 Sensory Processing

Late Bloomer 85%

She spent 36 years performing normal. An autism diagnosis finally let her stop.

by Clem Bastow 2021

4.09

872 ratings

🧩 Late Autism Diagnosis 🎭 Autistic Masking 🔊 Sensory Processing

Canaries Among Us

by Kayla Taylor • 2022

Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.

4.26

227

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎒 School Bullying 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal

Canaries Among Us 85%

Her neurodivergent daughter was bullied. The school blamed her. A mother's fight for the truth.

by Kayla Taylor 2022

4.26

227 ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎒 School Bullying 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal

The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery

by Sol Smith • 2025

You've masked your whole life. Here is the path from autistic burnout to self-invention.

4.22

1k+

🧠 Neurodiversity ⏰ Late Diagnosis 🎭 Masking And Unmasking

The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery Summary

The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery 85%

You've masked your whole life. Here is the path from autistic burnout to self-invention.

by Sol Smith 2025

4.22

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity ⏰ Late Diagnosis 🎭 Masking And Unmasking

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child

by Emily Paige Ballou • 2021

They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.

4.25

2k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Parenting 💖 Autism Acceptance 🎧 Sensory Processing

Sincerely, Your Autistic Child 85%

They grew up autistic. They wrote down everything they needed their parents to know.

by Emily Paige Ballou 2021

4.25

2k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Parenting 💖 Autism Acceptance 🎧 Sensory Processing

The Out-of-Sync Child

by Carol Stock Kranowitz • 1998

The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.

4.18

6k+

🧠 Sensory Processing 👻 Invisible Disabilities 🧰 Occupational Therapy

The Out-of-Sync Child 85%

The hidden senses that make a child's world chaotic. A guide to recognizing and calming them.

by Carol Stock Kranowitz 1998

4.18

6k+ ratings

🧠 Sensory Processing 👻 Invisible Disabilities 🧰 Occupational Therapy

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing!

by Edna B. Foa • 1991

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

3.89

310

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt

Stop Obsessing! Stop Obsessing! 85%

OCD is a loop of dread and ritual. The escape is to invite fear, not flee.

by Edna B. Foa 1991

3.89

310 ratings

🧠 Ocd Treatment 😰 Anxiety Disorders 🛋️ Cbt

Unmasked

by Ellie Middleton • 2023

For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.

4.09

3k+

🎭 Masking And Unmasking 🧠 Executive Function 🏢 Workplace Inclusion

Unmasked 85%

For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.

by Ellie Middleton 2023

4.09

3k+ ratings

🎭 Masking And Unmasking 🧠 Executive Function 🏢 Workplace Inclusion

PDA by PDAers

by Sally Cat • 2018

A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.

4.00

🚫 Demand Avoidance 🎭 Autistic Masking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Neurodivergent Parenting

PDA by PDAers 85%

A survival guide for demand avoidance: why instructions feel like attacks, and what actually helps.

by Sally Cat 2018

4.00

1 ratings

🚫 Demand Avoidance 🎭 Autistic Masking 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Neurodivergent Parenting

The Country of the Blind

by Andrew Leland • 2023

A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.

4.09

6k+

🦯 Blindness Memoir ✊ Disability Rights 🩺 Chronic Illness

The Country of the Blind 85%

A writer losing his sight discovers blindness is a vast, varied world hiding in plain view.

by Andrew Leland 2023

4.09

6k+ ratings

🦯 Blindness Memoir ✊ Disability Rights 🩺 Chronic Illness

Brain on Fire

by Susannah Cahalan • 2012

A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.

4.09

239k+

🔍 Medical Mystery 📖 Illness Memoir 🦠 Autoimmune Disease

Brain on Fire 85%

A phantom bug bite, then catatonia. A brain biopsy found an autoimmune disease, not mental illness.

by Susannah Cahalan 2012

4.09

239k+ ratings

🔍 Medical Mystery 📖 Illness Memoir 🦠 Autoimmune Disease

Fish

by Stephen C. Lundin • 1996

She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.

3.92

29k+

🩺 Clinical Memoir 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🎭 Masking And Mimicry

Fish 85%

She broke rules to escape the void where empathy and guilt should have been.

by Stephen C. Lundin 1996

3.92

29k+ ratings

🩺 Clinical Memoir 🧠 Neurodivergent Memoir 🎭 Masking And Mimicry

Based on a True Story

by Norm Macdonald • 2016

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

4.03

20k+

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

Based on a True Story 85%

SNL stardom from a barber-shop town, ruinous gambling nights, and a memoir that admits it's lying.

by Norm Macdonald 2016

4.03

20k+ ratings

🎤 Stand-Up Comedy 📖 Comedic Memoir 🎬 Snl Alumni

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