Neurodivergent genre hoppers
Books with neurodivergent MCs across various genres so you can find them in your favorite one.
Neurodivergent rep here includes autism, adhd, ocd or dyslexia. In addition the term neurodivergent also includes anyone who’s neurological processing works in a way that isn’t considered typical; such as various personality disorders, other sensory issues and depending on who you ask also depression, ptsd, and more. I’ve included all here when I find them.
created by kamilla
last updated June, 2026
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Great list! If you want more recs to add, there’s these:
- The Outside by Ada Hoffman (autistic MC, side characters in later books are otherwise neurodivergent)
- This Other World by AC Buchanan (autistic MC)
- Rotgut by HS Wolfe (MC with EUPD)
- an unkindness of ghosts by Rivers Solomon (autistic MC)
- On the edge of gone by Corinne Duyvis (autistic MC)
- History is all you left me by Adam Silvera (MC with OCD)
- Witchmark by CL Polk (MC with PTSD)
- Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner (I think one of the main characters has EUPD iirc)
- Chameleon Moon by RoAnna Sylver (MCs with autism and anxiety)
If you’re including schizophrenia within the umbrella of neurodiversity, then I’d also add Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
I’ve also heard that Junker Seven by Olive J Kelley, the many half-lived lives of Sam Sylvester by maya macgregor, failure to communicate by kaia sønderby, and Lakelore by Anna-Marie McLemore have autism/neurodiveristy rep but I haven’t read them yet
kamillaOP
Thanks for the recs! The outside has been on my tbr for about a year now!
I’ll check these out! I’ve really only got ones I’ve read on here right now because I always get antsy including books I haven’t read yet 😅
That’s very fair! I also tend to be reluctant to add books I haven’t read to lists etc I’ve created I hope you enjoy The Outside if/when you end up reading it! It’s one of my favourite series
Thanks! I’ve got an unkindness of ghosts on there too and I’ll definitely look into more of these!
