Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price

33 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Medical content

Moderate: Racism, Bullying, Transphobia, and Sexism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

informative reflective

5.0

literally just finished it maybe 10 seconds ago probably less but this book changed my life i have discovered so much about my brain and i can't wait to do these exercises

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Police brutality, Racism, Alcoholism, and Sexism

michaelion's review

challenging hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.5

I didn't read this book. Page after page after page, this book read me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Ableism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Self harm, Addiction, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Sexism

spacekee's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Bullying

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Police brutality, and Sexism

ryyyaaan's review

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

smallredboy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Wonderful book; I loved its focus towards an Autistic audience and it helped me a lot to think about myself as a disabled person, about my masking experiences, and what the world needs to do to better accept everyone. I loved it to pieces and I can't wait to have it physically. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Racism, Violence, and Police brutality

toulozer's review

informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

AMAZING fast and well educated read. The only thing I would critique this book for is that the font is not very nd friendly as it is very small and skinny in size and took me a while to read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Racism

kjoli's review

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

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