Vrinda Pendred – Founder of Conditional Publications
I have five neurological conditions myself: Tourette’s Syndrome,
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, AD/HD, High-Functioning Autism and a mood
disorder.
There really aren’t enough books and websites out there preaching
positivity regarding these types of conditions – nor is there enough
that expresses how truly difficult it can be to live with one of them
(let alone more than one, as many people do).
Yet I have heard/read so many times that people with neurological
disorders are usually highly creative people (indeed, many psychiatrists
believe certain nervous disorders might even be a prerequisite to being
so creative) – and that art/music/writing can be incredibly
therapeutic.
This is why I wanted to start this imprint: to provide a creative
outlet for people, and (hopefully) to change a few minds out there about
what neurological disorders really are – including not just the
limitations, pain or frustration, but also the more positive, beneficial
’symptoms’ of these strange conditions.