Reviews tagging 'Classism'

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

14 reviews

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: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Eating disorder, Medical content, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Genocide, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Classism, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Racism, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, and Slavery

sarahna's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Police brutality, Addiction, Mental illness, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, and Ableism

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

informative reflective

5.0

This was such an incredible book! Written by an autistic trans social psychologist, this focused on high masking autistic experiences. He begins by talking about who is more likely to mask/less likely to be diagnosed as a child, what traits get overlooked, issues with how autism is "treated". Then, he goes into what masking can look like, how we might decide to unmask, and ending with what we need to do as a society to make it a safe place for people to live unmasked. I really loved that he talks so much about the social - not just ableism and stigma, but also aspects of racism, impact of poverty, and transphobia, among other things. 

This can be useful for anyone looking to understand the autistic experience, but it's written more specifically for neurodivergent people (especially for autistics, but but he talks about the fact that other ND folks can experience masking as well). I've looked a lot into autism over the years - especially the experiences of those diagnosed as an adult. Even still, there were so many things that he described and connected that made so much more sense. It's another book that I wish I'd had years ago, but am very grateful to have have it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Classism, and Police brutality

Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Ableism, and Addiction

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Chronic illness, Classism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Sexism, Dysphoria, Grief, and Transphobia

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Fatphobia