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Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity by Devon Price
27 reviews
korourke's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Ableism, and Addiction
Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Drug use, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Chronic illness
fatfrog's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Addiction, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Racism, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Homophobia
Minor: Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization
arialovegreen's review against another edition
5.0
At the prologue of alienation, I related so much to Dr. Price's description of his own life up to the point of discovering he is autistic that it brought me to tears. I laughed at the quotes from the interviewees, delighted by their view of the world and how similar it is to my own. I re-thought my previous behaviors and patterns of thinking through entirely new lenses. And I cried again at ending as it tied everything back full circle with the opposite of alienation: integration. But this time out of joy.
It's safe to say I smiled, cried, processed, and re-considered a *lot* while taking in this book.
Unmasking Autism is an essential read for everyone, in my opinion. Especially, of course, for autistic people and the people that love them. This book has utterly shifted my perspective on myself and my career. It has shifted my view on the world, the social systems and backgrounds of disability.
Dr. Devon Price is an excellent writer in structure and voice. He synthesizes research with lived experiences to paint a beautiful and expansive portrait of neurodiversity and what the world could be if we lived its values and ideas. He openly engages in critical thinking and self-reflection as he helps guide the reader through each informational point. His candor shines as he speaks on his own experiences and opinions regarding the information he reviews.
Okay. Maybe I *did* know what to say. But honestly, this review feels like small chops compared to how impactful the experience of this book was to me. My life is better for reading this book.
Dr. Price, if you're reading this by some strange chance: thank you. Thank you for writing this. I doubt you hardly need such confirmation, but this book has made my life infinitely better for having read it. Even if only for the sheer fact that it made me feel immensely seen and heard. It is a stark reminder that I am not alone in my experiences. And hopefully it will reach even further as I incorporate it into my interactions with others, both personally and professionally.
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Police brutality
feminerdity's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Police brutality, Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Addiction, Classism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Homophobia, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Genocide, Grief, Racism, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
talis_turner's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Ableism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Police brutality, and Dysphoria
bi_n_large's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Ableism and Medical trauma
Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Homophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Sexism
Minor: Sexual violence and Police brutality
cleot's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Suicide attempt, Classism, Addiction, Racism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Alcoholism
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
4.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Racism, Misogyny, and Ableism
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Dysphoria, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship
espressoreader's review against another edition
4.0
I agree there are problems in the legal system, but I disagree with the politics behind defunding the police. A crime committed by an autistic person or a person of color is not LESS harmful because of their disability or their background. I say that as an autistic person of faith with a multiracial family.
Regardless of religious and political differences, where the topic of autism and masking came up it was informative.
Graphic: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, and Toxic friendship
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.5
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