May 2026
May Read More Reading Challenge
The spectrum of human experience is beautifully diverse, and literature reflects that! In honor of Neurodiversity Month, read a book that features a neurodivergent character—whether they’re navigating life with ADHD, OCD, anxiety, autism, or other neurodivergent experiences.
These stories matter. They show us that no one is alone in facing challenges with sensory processing, social connections, executive function, or just moving through a world that isn’t always designed for neurodivergent minds. You’ll find characters who are endearingly socially awkward, deeply passionate, and all the more human because of it.
Neurodivergent individuals aren’t weird or deficient—they’re different, and those differences make our world richer. Let’s celebrate the unique perspectives and voices that neurodivergent characters bring to the page. It’s time to truly embrace what makes each of us different!
A Book with Neurodivergent Characters
A Little Less Broken by Marian Schembari
Genre: Nonfiction
Description: Marian Schembari was thirty-four years old when she learned she was autistic. By then, she’d spent decades hiding her tics and shutting down in public, wondering why she couldn’t just act like everyone else. Therapists told her she had Tourette’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sensory processing disorder, social anxiety, and recurrent depression.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Genre: Fiction
A socially awkward, routine-oriented loner teams up with a bumbling IT guy from her office to assist an elderly accident victim, forging a friendship that saves all three from lives of isolation and secret unhappiness.
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang
Genre: Romance
Description: A 30-year-old math whiz with Asperger’s tries to make her love life as rich as her career by hiring an escort to help her with her lack of knowledge and experience in the dating department.
The Extraordinaries by T.J. Klune
Genre: Teen Fiction
Description: A successful fan-fiction writer has a chance encounter with a superhero crush who challenges him to remake himself in ways that compromise his bond with a best friend, who is becoming something more.