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Romance Tropes for Neurodivergent Readers
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Since that leaves her so much time, she’s currently working on writing a romance novel, too.
Find her on all socials @iamnikkidemarco ( Instagram , Twitter , Threads )For neurodivergent readers, these small moments of accommodation and understanding can feel just as powerful as grand gestures.
Recently, though, romance readers have leaned hard into increasingly specific tropes, often called microtropes.
With that in mind, I want to offer a few romance tropes and subtropes that tend to especially resonate with neurodivergent readers.
Here are some romance subtropes that make neurodivergent readers feel seen and understood—plus, recommendations of romance books that celebrate neurodivergent love like this.