Book Review - Unmasking Autism - By Devon Price, PHD - Publication Date: 5 April 2022

 This book speaks quite directly to Autistics and with candor to allistics.  To me, it appears to be written with love, care, compassion and acceptance that communicates and educates both the neurodiverse and neurotypical persons. I believe the transmitted thoughts of this book's author, Devon Price, PHD, will be especially gratifying for Autistics, enabling them that "Eureka Moment" of why they are the way they are and that that is not a bad thing to hide.

In our COVID era we wear masks which are claustrophobic and annoying and we wish to be rid of them.  This, symbolically, is done to Autistic people, those with ADHD and even upon those who suffer from PTSD and other neurodiverse identities.  They are squelched and forced to mask their stimming, and so on, as if they are a virus to be contained and hidden, so their condition won't spread and embarrass others.

Thankfully, this comprehensive book describes how once a person is diagnosed and has that Eureka Moment, they can then begin the process to unmask and be theirself.  I don't know much on this subject, but I believe the author, himself Autistic, has done a masterful job at explaining and providing numerous survey type, guidance questions and tables for the Autistic person, or those who suspect they may be so, to consider and gradually understand themselves.  There are further helps of how to unmask and reconstruct ones own life with dignity, without shame and according to the diversity of ones own  individualised Autism.

If I were neurodiverse, I'd really love this book and find it exceedingly helpful.  As it is, I've learned so much and have had some of my preconceived misunderstandings of Autistics corrected.    May each of the neurodiverse readers find the courage to unmask and be themselves.  May the other people in their lives cheer them on, accepting them as they are in both their strengths and weakness.

                                           ~Eunice C., Reviewer/Blogger~

                                                       December 2021

Disclaimer:  This is my honest opinion based on the review copy sent by the publisher.

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