Mental health in fiction.
I have a passion for seeing neurodiversity and mental illness respectfully represented in fiction. I worked as a registered psychologist for two years, and recently discovered that I’m neurodiverse myself. This is a collection of tips, thoughts, and things to keep in mind for writers who are writing neurodiverse or mentally ill characters. This is NOT individualised therapy, nor should it ever take the place of advice from your therapist.
Writing characters with: prosopagnosia
What would your character be like if they couldn’t recognise faces?
Writing characters with: psychopathy
How it feels to be properly treated for ADHD
How does it feel to finally understand, as an adult, how difficult your struggles have always been?
Writing characters with: hallucinations
How do you write a character who sees or hears things that aren’t there?
Writing characters with: PTSD
How will your character react to a traumatic event?
Blogging about mental health in writing
How do you write a neurodiverse character, or a character struggling with their mental health (or both)?