Neurodiversity Stories

Fresh out of juvenile detention and desperate for a second chance, Ric should be stepping into freedom, not straight into a storm of buried secrets, dangerous loyalties, and a love story with impossible consequences. As he reunites with Bobby and the other outliers, he also uncovers shocking family ties and falls hard for Dara. A rival from Ric's past is hunting him, a haunted forest is calling its lost back home, and a brilliant teen coder's immersive AI game may have opened the door to something far more real than anyone understands. What begins as a story of redemption and found family detonates into a genre-bending collision of thriller, romance, and supernatural invasion, where teens with everything to lose must face monsters from both worlds, while they discover whether love, loyalty, and sheer nerve are enough to survive the fight.

"They look at my test scores and see a prodigy. They look at my size and see a child. But nobody sees how hard it is just to hold it all together." Thirteen-year-old Lily is a walking contradiction. To the professors at the university library, she's the tiny, quiet genius in oversized noise-canceling headphones who can solve advanced astrophysics equations before lunch. But outside the comfort of her textbooks, the world is a loud, overwhelming sensory minefield. While Lily's mind operates at a college level, her body and emotional processing navigate profound developmental delays-leaving her physically small, easily overwhelmed, and managing a private vulnerability that she keeps fiercely hidden from the world. For Lily, stress isn't just an internal feeling; it has a tangible physical toll. When the sensory chaos of a crowded school hallway or the crushing anxiety of a social situation peaks, her body betrays her, leading to humiliating stress-induced wetting incidents. It is an exhausting cycle of hiding diapers under baggy clothes, calculating bathroom intervals like math problems, and praying nobody notices the extra backpack she carries. When a brilliant but demanding new mentorship opportunity forces Lily out of her quiet sanctuary and into a high-stakes team environment, the friction between her towering intellect and her physical vulnerabilities reaches a breaking point. Can Lily learn to solve the most complex problem of all-accepting her own needs-before her biggest secret is exposed to the peers she desperately wants to respect her?

A semi-autobiographical story about a neurodiverse 8 year old going to summer camp for the first time in 1968

Julian Harrison killed his parents. At least, this is what he believes. Orphaned at eight years old by a freak accident, Julian grew up in the foster care system, bouncing from group homes to traditional foster homes and back again, before he aged out. Now, he lives in a dingy basement apartment while working for one of the most prolific finance firms in New York City while still struggling to make ends meet. His landlady and his direct manager are the only "family" he has, and the feeling is largely one-sided... or so he thinks.

Harry and Louis are childhood friends (age may vary from chapter to chapter). Louis is diagnosed with severe ADHD and is autistic. One-shot styles chapters. Age may vary chapter to chapter and will be indicated.

I am a 19 year old girl with autism. As autistic person there are a lot of things non-autistic people can tell you. Some are out of curiosity while others might be intended to offend you. In this book I will discuss 11 things that people with autism are tired of hearing from non-autistic poeple. In each chapter I will give a repsonse to these things by adding some experiences of my own life. Please share your own experiences, whether you are autistic or not, in the comments. I am always curious to read what other people think.

How Are You Alive? is a nonfiction book written for readers living with depression who are exhausted by platitudes and surface-level self-help. Drawing on nearly five decades of lived experience with chronic depression, the book begins with survival, then moves into understanding how depression distorts thinking, and finally into recognizing viable treatment paths when they appear. It does not promote a single cure or philosophy, but offers practical tools, honest reflection, and real-world options without oversimplifying recovery. In the aftermath, the book treats joy and life-building not as goals to pursue, but as experiences that can become possible once depression lifts.

Reasons For My Advocacy-Activism: I'm interested in and love to meet, talk, and encourage fellow Autistics and the Autism Community in general, through Christlike sound doctrine encouragement! I'm a advocate for Autism, fellow Autistics, and allies; As well as for the Mental Health & Neurodiversity Com in general. // And even though I'm friends with a lot of unbelievers, I'm not friends with em to the point of telling them that sin is ok. That's when the "Let's just agree to disagree" phrase comes in. Why? Because no one should be forced to believe the gospel; God gave everyone freewill for the point of obeying Him voluntarily. God let's us choose our own path, but there's consequences to our choices. If we choose the path of life, good results... But if we choose the path of death, bad results. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ. I advocate for Autism, fellow Autistics, and Allistic allies; I preach sound doctrine to the hearers, and to glorify Christ! I'm a Warrior For Christ!

The journey of a young Autistic adult, learning to overcome challenges and exceed the expectations.

Melanie Marshall a.k.a. "Mel" or "Marshmellow" begins her genesis at gaining work experience starting with the place that promised her a bright future; high school. Nearly a decade of her life had laid waste despite getting a degree in Graphic Design. After getting cloistered during the pandemic and life regained a semblance of normalcy she decided to go back to high school to work as a security guard. Needless to say that there will be teenagers doing what any teenager does: mess around, binge, get in trouble, hook up, make noise-- you know the drill. How long will Marshmellow last until she's no smore?

The male protagonist of this story is Shravan Malhotra who has problems communicating and adjusting to social communities and conversing with them. He understands he is different but is happy in his own world. He is an excellent researcher in thermodynamics and lives in his world of research till he meets the perfect, beautiful and smart Suman Tiwari. She rocks his world but does she like Shravan the way he wants or just merely cares for him. Will Shravan be able to pursue his love knowing that Suman has a perfect boyfriend who embodies perfection the way she is. Will Suman ever fall for a guy who has challenges and struggles with ASD and ADHD on a day to day basis?

Living in Justin Flaherty's mind has never been easy. Unfortunately, things are about to get much worse... At eighteen years old, most guys are chasing girls or dreams. Justin, on the other hand, wants to draw and be left alone. He's been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but it's more than that. He's in tune with the Dark Energy that surrounds us all, and can see how it controls people's actions. Sometimes, the Dark Energy will give him visions, to help him on the road to enlightenment. When his mother hooks up with a Baptist preacher named David who believes Justin's schizophrenia can be cured with prayer, Justin knows he has to get out-or risk involuntary commitment in a religious facility. After a brush with incarceration, Justin takes off to San Francisco, where his drawings are not just noticed, but admired... Justin's bizarre and beautiful drawings create a stir in the art world. Meanwhile, he's homeless, couch surfing, and trapped in a continuous battle with his mental illness. His salvation is a girl named Liria Czetski with a shady past. They'd met a year ago, and she's appeared in his visions ever since. It turns out Liria has been sharing those visions, something that is a surprise to everyone but Justin... When secrets surface, Justin is forced to realize that being a genius has a downside. Surrounded by people who want to exploit his talent, he must fight not only for his career and freedom, but perhaps for his life... AVAILABLE ON AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Other-Place-Elizabeth-Roderick-ebook/dp/B01HFH6WJ8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1467816567&sr=8-3&keywords=elizabeth+roderick

There are two lines people crossover to...the light and the dark. In this world, the world functions in both good and evil. There is also beauty and danger. The forms we call it are shadows. These shadows can either be innocent or threatening... Meet Astral, an innocent creature from a mysterious land as he's going to step upon a world he'll never see before. Astral's being threatened by supernatural creatures trying to relinquish him, the only way to be safe is to find a comforting home. From beyond the dark shadows that's following him, this creature found himself in a mysterious home he never seen before until he will meet his ultimate fate...

i swear that we are literally all on drugs these fanfics have the gayest ass plots and make no sense. SPECIAL SHOUTOUTS TO DIRK, JACK, RATT AND HUSSIE FOR BEING SO AMAZING AUTHORS AND HELPING PLAY THE FRANTIC FANFIC GAME WITH ME AND WRITING THESE AMAZING FUCKING PARTS!!!!