Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

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

26 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

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

jourdanicus's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

One of the best "self help" books I've ever read, I really think there's something here for anyone who identifies as neurodivergent or neurodiverse. Especially autistics, but anyone really.

Dr. Price makes relevant observations and connections about how masking affects people on an individual level but also how the issue ties into societal/cultural pressures and discrimination. I love books about psychology that draw these connections because it really shows how mental illness and diverse neurotypes are socially seated. They are not just personal flaws that we should be left to deal with alone.

This book gives realistic examples and tips, without flowery language or euphemism. Recommended for anyone autistic, questioning, non autistic neurodivergent people, or anyone who has someone autistic in their life.

The content warnings I tagged indicate the discussion of the topics mentioned, not that the author or content of the book itself is ableist etc.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Eating disorder

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Classism

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

bi_n_large's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Sexual violence and Police brutality

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.

eldritch_ace's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Dysphoria, and Classism