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Novels about people with disabilities
Tasting the WindTasting the Wind by Allan Mayer
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Thriller featuring people with learning disabilities moving from long-stay hospital into the community
The Diving-bell and the ButterflyThe Diving-bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
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Exquisite first hand account of a superb mind locked into a body which doesn't work.
SkallagriggSkallagrigg by William Horwood
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Beautifully written, great insights into institutionalisation.
Under The Eye Of The ClockUnder The Eye Of The Clock by Christopher Nolan
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The ultimate first-hand account of a life with disability in the most original language you will ever encounter.
Walter (King Penguin)Walter (King Penguin) by David Cook
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No holds barred account of the life of a man with a learning disability in the days when institutionalisation was the only option
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-timeThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
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Beautifully written mystery from the point of view of a young man with autism
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador)The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Picador) by Oliver Sacks
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Essential reading if you want to know about the different ways in which the human mind can function