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

33 reviews

erinmassey23's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Bullying

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug abuse, Self harm, Police brutality, and Classism

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

turidt's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Eating disorder

Minor: Police brutality

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

fatfrog's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Transphobia, and Dysphoria

Minor: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

arialovegreen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really don't know what to say. This book is life-changing. 

At the prologue of alienation, I related so much to Dr. Price's description of his own life up to the point of discovering he is autistic that it brought me to tears. I laughed at the quotes from the interviewees, delighted by their view of the world and how similar it is to my own. I re-thought my previous behaviors and patterns of thinking through entirely new lenses. And I cried again at ending as it tied everything back full circle with the opposite of alienation: integration. But this time out of joy. 

It's safe to say I smiled, cried, processed, and re-considered a *lot* while taking in this book. 

Unmasking Autism is an essential read for everyone, in my opinion. Especially, of course, for autistic people and the people that love them. This book has utterly shifted my perspective on myself and my career. It has shifted my view on the world, the social systems and backgrounds of disability. 

Dr. Devon Price is an excellent writer in structure and voice. He synthesizes research with lived experiences to paint a beautiful and expansive portrait of neurodiversity and what the world could be if we lived its values and ideas. He openly engages in critical thinking and self-reflection as he helps guide the reader through each informational point. His candor shines as he speaks on his own experiences and opinions regarding the information he reviews. 

Okay. Maybe I *did* know what to say. But honestly, this review feels like small chops compared to how impactful the experience of this book was to me. My life is better for reading this book. 

Dr. Price, if you're reading this by some strange chance: thank you. Thank you for writing this. I doubt you hardly need such confirmation, but this book has made my life infinitely better for having read it. Even if only for the sheer fact that it made me feel immensely seen and heard. It is a stark reminder that I am not alone in my experiences. And hopefully it will reach even further as I incorporate it into my interactions with others, both personally and professionally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Racism, 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