mental health

The author discusses her life in the years after she was diagnosed as autistic, continuing the chronicle she began in her first book "Nobody Nowhere, " and tells about sessions with her therapist, her experiences attending college to obtain an education degree, and her work with autistic children.

Daniel Tammett, one of only fifty living savants--autistic individuals who can perform astounding mental or artistic feats--explains in his memoir how his miraculous mind functions.

Autobiography of Pat Summitt, covering her childhood in Tennessee, building and coaching the Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, and health struggles, especially early onset Alzheimer's disease.

The author describes growing up with Tourette Syndrome, and how he was able to overcome the abuse that he received from students and teachers alike to rise up and succeed in spite of his disorder, and offers advice to those who must live with Tourette's.

The author relates what she underwent during a month-long hospital stay during which she was diagnosed with encephalitis and discusses how the autoimmune disease affected her mental stability and her hospitalization influenced her life and family.

Autistic author Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay provides insight into how the mind of an autistic person works and how someone with autism views the world.

Teenager Blake Taylor chronicles his experiences with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder since the age of three, discussing his challenges and providing guidance for others.

Thirteen-year-old student Luke Jackson describes what it is like to live with asperger syndrome, offering a new perspective on bullying, friendships, the challenges associated with AS, problems at school, dating, and more.

The true story of Phineas Gage, whose brain had been pierced by an iron rod in 1848, and who survived and became a case study in how the brain functions.