A Battle of Mind and Body

A Battle of Mind and Body
Hiroki Kashiragi and Makoto Yokomichi 

186 mm x 130 mm
176 pages
JPY1,800
ISBN 9784790717836
Pub date: November2023

An author with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, and another with ulcerative colitis. Common between them is personal anguish and a world known only to themselves. They argue and bicker over which of them has it harder. A back-and-forth interview about the difficulties of living.

Table of Contents
Introduction: What’s the point in reading a book by these two?　by Hiroki Kashiragi

Round 1: What are your symptoms?

1. What is a developmental disability?
2. What is an intractable disease?

Round 2: What is your life like?

3. Growing up with a developmental disability
4. Growing up with an intractable disease

Round 3: Why is your life hard?

5. Developmental trauma disorder
6. The intractable disease mentality

Round 4: Who do you live with?

7. Sexuality with a developmental disability
8. Family with an intractable disease

Match results: Which is worse, body or mind?
Conclusion: On Hiroki Kashiragi and wetting myself, by Makoto Yokomichi

Keywords
Developmental Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Gray Zone, Neurodiversity, Healthy People, Intractable Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diversity, Shaped Development

Author Information
Hiroki Kashiragi 
Literature introducer. Graduated from Tsukuba University. At the age of 20, in his third year of university, he was diagnosed with an intractable disease and spent 13 years fighting the disease.

Makoto Yokomichi
Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, Kyoto Prefectural University. Born in Osaka City. D. in Literature (Kyoto University). Specialized in literature and study of party, diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder).