Mental Health Awareness Month is observed in the US each May. Inaugurated in 1949 by the National Association for Mental Health (now Mental Health America), it features a different theme each year. For 2024, the theme is Where to Start, “For anyone struggling with the pressure of today’s world, feeling alone, or wondering if they can feel better.” For one good place to start, check out these moving autobiographies and memoirs that explore the challenges of mental illness and neurodiversity.