A Mind Apart

This beautifully written exploration of the unusual abilities of those who are differently wired (Psychology Today) received a Ken Book Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness for outstanding literary contribution to the world of mental health. . In this fascinating literary memoir Susanne Antonetta draws on her personal experience as a manic-depressive as well as interviews with people with multiple personality disorder autism and other neurological conditions to form an intimate meditation on mental disease. She traces the many capabilities-the visual consciousness of an autistic for example or the metaphoric consciousness of a manic-depressive-that underlie these and other mental disabilities. . A stunning portrait of how the world shapes itself in minds that are profoundly different from the norm A Mind Apart urges readers to look beyond the concept of cures to the gifts inherent in many neuroatypical conditions. Employing a wide-ranging approach to her subject Antonetta provides a rare glimpse into the wildly varying landscapes of human thought perception and emotion.