Silly ideas?

[potioncat]

 "finwitch" 

> A little speculation (if you know a fanfic, please tell) on how the 
> characters would react if (say) Harry...
> 
> a) was blind/deaf/mute
> b) had Tourette's
> c) had some mental disease for real
> 
> As it is, I find it odd Harry made it trough Dursleys and did NOT 
> develop a mental disorder of any kind.
> 
> Finwitch

Potioncat:

This seems like a very important issue to you. 

If you afflict Harry with any of these conditions, you have a 
completely different character. His name might be Harry Potter, but he 
would not be "Harry Potter".

I understand what you mean. The first time I started reading SS/PS, I 
coudln't get past the unrealistic nature of the Dursleys treatment and 
Harry being the boy he is. Several years later, I accepted it as a 
Dickens-like approach and moved on.

I've seen fanfics in which Harry is a cutter. And I've seen some where 
he is much needier than canon Harry. Usually it's Severus who steps 
forward and adopts him. (A subset of fanfics based on a line that went 
something like "Snape was more likely to adopt Harry than..."

The only effort at meeting a student's special needs that we see in 
canon is DD's accomodations for Lupin's lycanthropy. You might be able 
to Google Harry Potter and a few keywords to find what you're looking 
for. Google connects to fanfics. Or you might write the fanfic yourself.

Best,
Potioncat