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+1 Mark Baker.

In addition, you can pad a character with other characteristics. Don't make A's special ability his only reason to be in the story. Give him a personal goal he's working toward. Give him a charismatic or otherwise appealing ability to go hand in hand with his super-power. Write a subplot just for him. Heck, if you simply give him a love interest that might help, because then the reader can be intrigued by how his partner deals with his craziness.

If you are bored or annoyed by A, listen to that response, and give A more to work with. It's more interesting to see how a character navigates life while dealing with heavy psychological stuff, than to simply see a character with psychological stuff.

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