Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

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

20 reviews

cats_and_rabbits's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I listened to this book mostly on audio.  Devon Price, an Insightful and actually autistic author, nicely organized chapters into topics that challenge neuronormative standards of living, describe the dangers of masking, and mentions caveats to consider when unmasking.  Price includes loads of resources. A highly informative, well-researched read with relevant anecdotes from autistic experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

aseel_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I think everyone should read this. So well written, supported by a lot of research (the author has a PhD in social psychology) and so intersectional and beautiful 

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Content Warnings

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

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

feminerdity's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

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.

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

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

This book has helped me immeasurably. It taught me new and deeper ways of unmasking with the help of what felt like a parasocial relationship with autistic community via the extensive interviews and sources used in the book. It doesn't give you any copout answers; Dr Price lays out the small thing autistic folk like me can do for ourselves but more significantly, the systemic changes we must fight for if the world is to be safe, free and joyful for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Medical content

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

spacekee's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Medical trauma