Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Devon Price

10 reviews

ssolov's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

jacksons_books_and_music's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A must-read for Autistics, people who suspect they may be Autistic, loved ones of Autistics, people in the mental health industry, and also literally everyone. Among other helpful information, there are great resources on how to make public spaces and events accessible to Autistics and other disabled people. There is also incredibly helpful information on the support needs, including in communication, for Autistics and those who interact with us (which is everyone).

The writing and audio are extremely accessible and understandable. Information is substantiated with studies and many interviews.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Police brutality

korourke's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

No book has put its hand in my brain and scrambled it around in such a good way like this book has. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

cleot's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Classism

Content warnings are mostly minor discussions of those topics and how they relate to the experience of being a masked autistic person.

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and Classism

maddelpop's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

ryyyaaan's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book is wonderful. To any autistic person or anyone with friends, family members, or loved ones who are autistic, you should read this. I feel so seen. I feel like I understand myself and my disability better. I feel more okay with myself.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Mental illness, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Dysphoria, and Classism

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

As an autistic person, this is easily my favourite book about autism. It centers the perspectives and experiences of autistics over neurotypicals, which is unfortunately quite unique in this genre. The author strikes a great balance between being well-researched and clearly cited, while also being easy to read and not overly dense.

The book taught me a lot about autistic experiences, even though I consider myself to be well-informed on the topic. With this in mind, I'd recommend it for anyone no matter your level of autism knowledge. The author validated so many elements of my autistic experiences, even those that I have not seen widely discussed (such as substance abuse disorders and eating disorders within autistic communities). 

I also appreciate the author's focus on both individual solutions and systemic ones. We can't change an ableist society on our own, but there are ways for us to thrive as autistic individuals in society.

Just a phenomenal read all around!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Vomit, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

A very interesting book about being autistic and learning to unmask and accept yourself.

Seeking an autism diagnosis as an adult is extremely difficult. Most people who don’t realize they are autistic before adulthood have low support needs, and have been masking all their life. It makes it incredibly hard then to figure out which parts of you are the mask and which are your true self. Despite the numerous green sticky notes I used when relating to autistic traits mentioned, I gaslighted myself throughout the whole thing, figuring that since I didn’t have it “that bad”, I must be appropriating an identity that wasn’t mine.

This book was illuminating on some points, but should definitely be used as part of a larger research if you think you are on the spectrum. It did include BIPOC and queer perspectives as well as those from people with other disabilities, something that not enough books and research do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Slavery, and Suicide