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Strong Female Character

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Last discussed Jul 4, 2026

A memoir by Scottish comedian Fern Brady about her experience of being diagnosed with autism as an adult, published in 2023.

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Vittorio says Fern is wild and funny; Pierre's book explains the reasoning behind it all.

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"There's two great books by comedians about adult autism diagnosis. There's Fern Brady — Strong Female Character — and there's Pierre Novellis — Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? The real sort of shot-chaser like Fern is fucking mad and Pier..."

Compared directly to 'Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?' by Pierre Novellis as a complementary read

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Used for: Understanding adult autism diagnosis from a comedian's perspective Praised: Raw and intense (Fern Brady's approach), analytical and explanatory (contrast... vs: Compared directly to 'Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?' by Pierre Novellis as a...

"There's two great books by comedians about adult autism diagnosis. There's Fern Brady — Strong Female Character — and there's Pierre Novellis — Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? The real sort of shot-chaser like Fern is fucking mad and Pierre is like..."

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