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Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Devon Price
19 reviews
erinmassey23's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism and Bullying
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
aseel_reads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism and Transphobia
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism
ssolov's review against another edition
5.0
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
5.0
The writing and audio are extremely accessible and understandable. Information is substantiated with studies and many interviews.
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
jourdanicus's review against another edition
5.0
Dr. Price makes relevant observations and connections about how masking affects people on an individual level but also how the issue ties into societal/cultural pressures and discrimination. I love books about psychology that draw these connections because it really shows how mental illness and diverse neurotypes are socially seated. They are not just personal flaws that we should be left to deal with alone.
This book gives realistic examples and tips, without flowery language or euphemism. Recommended for anyone autistic, questioning, non autistic neurodivergent people, or anyone who has someone autistic in their life.
The content warnings I tagged indicate the discussion of the topics mentioned, not that the author or content of the book itself is ableist etc.
Moderate: Ableism and Eating disorder
Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Classism
ronan_lesh's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia
Minor: Sexual violence and Police brutality
cleot's review against another edition
5.0
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.careinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism and Medical content
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia
Minor: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jcinf's review against another edition
5.0
Also with nuance: the awareness of getting a professional diagnosis and how it can be helpful or harmful, I love.
And the recognition of the value of self-diagnosing — or as the author says “self-realizing” made me feel seen.
All trigger warnings are mentioned but do not go into descriptive detail. They’re merely mentioned to create a well-rounded discussion on the intersecting “issues” surrounding Autism.
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Extended review:
Favorite quotes below. They’re long, but I like to write them down.
“I absorbed the idea, common to many “gifted” children, that a person’s intellectual potential belongs to society, not to themselves, and that they owe the world greatness to justify their oddness.”
“Neurotypical brains engage in sensory adaptation and habituation; the longer they are in the presence of a sound, smell, texture, or visual cue, the more their brain learns to ignore it, and allow it to fade into the background. Their neurons become less likely to be activated by a cue the longer they are around it. The exact opposite is true for Autistic people: the longer we are around a stimulus, the more it bothers us.”
“You cannot craft a comfortable or worthwhile life if you don’t know who you really are, or if your self-image is shaped entirely by rules imposed upon you by other people. Thankfully, it is possible to step away from defining yourself by the approval of other people, and by your adherence to society’s rules.”
“‘It’s neurotypical who categorized autism as a social disorder.’ Autistic people don’t lack communication skills, or a drive to connect. We aren’t doomed to forever feel lonely and broken. We can step out of the soul-crushing cycle of reaching for neurotypical acceptance and being reject despite our best efforts. Instead, we can support and uplift one another, and create our own neurodiverse world where everyone — including neurotypicals — is welcome.”
“We all deserve to take a step back and ask whether our lives line up with our values, whether the work we do and the face we show to others reflects our genuine self, and if not, what we might want to change.
When we accept individuals as they are, instead of warring with their unique needs and challenges, life can move at a more relaxed, accepting pace. A world that allows all Autistics to safely unmask is a world where anyone with strange interests, passionate emotions, environmental sensitivities, social quirks, or other differences is still seen as worthy and whole.”
“The opposite of alienation is integration. The psychological sense of connection and wholeness people whose identities are integrated can see a through line, connecting the many selves they have been across various times and places.”
“Stepping back and taking a look at my key memories and core values, I can see that I’m a dynamic powerful clearheaded person… I’m so different from the inept, powerless, clueless, needy, figure that I have always worried people might see me as I’m also nothing like the frigid passive intellectual, I’ve often masked myself as.”
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
crunchycrystals's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexism, and Police brutality