Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

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

23 reviews

river23's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Mental illness and Eating disorder

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

This book has helped me immeasurably. It taught me new and deeper ways of unmasking with the help of what felt like a parasocial relationship with autistic community via the extensive interviews and sources used in the book. It doesn't give you any copout answers; Dr Price lays out the small thing autistic folk like me can do for ourselves but more significantly, the systemic changes we must fight for if the world is to be safe, free and joyful for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Medical content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Bullying, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Transphobia

augustpeach_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A+ work. Incredibly informative - I highly recommend for people who are learning more about unmasking their autistic selves, but May I also suggest: if you love an Autistic person or are close with one, (or have autistic employees or students) this could be an informative read for you too. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Ableism, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

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: Addiction, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Sexism, Classism, Mental illness, and Ableism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Racism

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Transphobia, Classism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

kjoli's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fatphobia, Addiction, Ableism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Racism, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Gaslighting

fujo_cat's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This is going to be my new personal recommendation for people looking for nonfiction books on autism!

I remember seeing this book around when it came out and I added it to my TBR immediately. It wasn’t until I watched an autistic tiktok compilation with so many people praising and recommending it that I actually picked it up. I’m glad I did! 

I had to write my review on it as soon as I finished listening to it. It’s been so long since I finished a book this fast; granted, I was listening to it on 2x, but it was still very enjoyable and informative. I can now understand the praise it got from the community and I agree — it’s definitely worth a read/listen. 

I had some expectations, I’m not going to lie; I did pick this up because of all the praise, so I was expecting something good. I’ll be honest, though, I wasn’t expecting something this good! I have this problem with nonfiction, that I usually can’t get into it after some pages — I tend to get bored of it. It did not happen with this one! There was no filler and although some information overlapped, it never felt unnecessary.

Wait, I’m done already? — this is what I thought at the end of it; seriously, it was way too quick. 

I usually don’t read or listen to nonfiction and I’m pretty picky with my choices. I’m glad it did not disappoint. 

I think what made this book so good is the way it takes a subject like autism and expands on it — taking into consideration a percentage of autistic people who are either undiagnosed, high-masking, or a mix of autistic and black/queer/trans/etc.. As an autistic AAA battery (agender, aromantic and asexual), I’m glad my existence was approached in a respectful and interesting way! 

Besides, it is also written in a professional but easy-to-understand way, which I can certainly appreciate. 

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Basically, this is a great book: easy to understand writing, an inclusive approach and a fantastic topic to explore. 

I’ll totally recommend this one to you if you are interesting in knowing more about autism and how it might manifest in those who mask. 

This book changed my view of myself as an autistic person, honestly. If you care even a bit for this topic or you have people in your life who are autistic or even neurodivergent, please give it a chance! 

Overall, I definitely enjoyed this and I’m looking forward to more books from Price! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Ableism, and Mental illness

Minor: Self harm, Police brutality, Transphobia, Eating disorder, and Racism

alisazhup's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Ableism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Racism

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

butlerebecca's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Police brutality and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

katharina90's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

A really wonderful resource that I imagine is super validating and affirming for folks on the spectrum. Lots of great exercises. 

I really appreciated the suggestions on how to make public spaces more sensory-friendly and how to make our world more accessible in general.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Transphobia