Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

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

5 reviews

khymihr's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Minor: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Transphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

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

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

zombiezami's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

A very interesting book about being autistic and learning to unmask and accept yourself.

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.

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Content Warnings

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