Reviews tagging 'Violence'

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

4 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

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

smallredboy's review

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Wonderful book; I loved its focus towards an Autistic audience and it helped me a lot to think about myself as a disabled person, about my masking experiences, and what the world needs to do to better accept everyone. I loved it to pieces and I can't wait to have it physically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

jeskh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

4.5

Should be essential reading for everyone, Autistic or Allistic, though I feel it is particularly valuable for people on the spectrum see all there is to appreciate about how they interact with the world. 

I gave it 4.5 stars rather than 5 because Unmasking Autism takes a very activist based approach to discussing Autism. While this is valuable I feel it leaves the potential to alienate Allistic readers or anyone who is conservative leaning politically. For instance, I would love to recommend this book to my family but I know it's political bend would turn them off such that they would be be unreceptive to the knowledge this book has to share. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Violence

Minor: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War