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Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Devon Price
16 reviews
kjoli's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
katharina90's review against another edition
5.0
I really appreciated the suggestions on how to make public spaces more sensory-friendly and how to make our world more accessible in general.
Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, and Transphobia
zombiezami's review against another edition
5.0
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
4.5
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.
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
lettuce_read's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
armontheroad's review against another edition
5.0
- Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity is an absolute must-read for all Autistic people and all non-Autistic (allistic) people with an Autistic loved one in their life! Devon Price does an absolutely phenomenal job at writing this book in an easy-to-digest/understandable way. Not only does he use this book to talk about how we, as Autistic people, can learn to unmask in an ableist society, he also uses this book to shed light on tons of other marginalized communities that are affected by the ableist white-supremacist society we live in.
- Autism is not the only neurodivergency touched upon in this book; we discuss ADHD, schizophrenia, BPD, PTSD, anxiety, depression, just to name a few. Price also weaves in stories from Actually Autistic individuals to showcase his points. I deeply appreciate him interviewing such a diverse range of Auties! We get to see into the lives of Auties who are physically disabled, Black, brown, trans, queer, etc. As an Autistic Latino queer trans man, I was very grateful for these discussions. It is very often white people forget POC in conversations about diversity/marginalized identities and even though Price bringing us into the narrative is the bare minimum white people can do, it was still greatly appreciated!
- I cannot express in a cohesive manner just how much this piece meant to me. During my reading, I cried dozens upon dozens of times. Feeling seen as an Autistic individual is something I am still getting used to after spending over twenty years unaware the reason I didn’t fit into our ableist society was that I was disabled the entire time. Reading about the universe experiences Autistic individuals face was very cathartic. Not only that but there is great advice provided within the text! Devon Price adds tons of exercises and resources throughout the book to truly help Autistic individuals learn to live happy fulfilling lives as our true selves. With that said, I applaud Price for acknowledging the fact lots of Autistic people with intersectional marginalizations (Black and brown Auties, Auties in poverty, etc) do not always have the privilege or resources to be able to unmask themselves.
- Unmasking Autism is worth the read! It is by far one of the best pieces I have read about Autism. Price’s work truly will change so many lives of masked Autistic (and Neurodivergent) individuals! I will say, this book dives deep into so many discussions. Due to this fact, there are lots of potentially triggering subject matter throughout the text. Below I will list the ones I clocked onto whilst going through my first read. I am sure when the book is released and I start my reread through the physical copy, I will think of more to add on, so please tread carefully through your read! To end things off, this was a five-star read and I *will* be picking up his other work!!
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol