The release date for the English version of 'Strong Female Character' by
Fern Brady is Feb 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
This book explores the conflict between the expectations of persons with autism and women's appearance. It also explores how being a woman might impede people's perceptions of what autism should seem like.
The groundbreaking memoir on sexism and neurodiversity is Strong Female Character. As a neurodivergent working-class woman from Scotland, Fern Brady will use her voice to address topics including abusive relationships, sex work, and her time spent in adolescent mental health institutions. The Manic Pixie Dream Girl stereotype, which is incorrectly attributed to neurodiverse women, has to be destroyed with a sledgehammer. It will also examine how, in the end, her disregard for societal norms allowed her to go beyond the boundaries of what a working-class Scottish woman might do.