All I hoped for and more

As a recently diagnosed Autistic person who had been masking for a long, long time, this was a truly incredible read. I took up this audiobook in hopes I could get some explanaition for why I had felt so wrong and different all my life. Needless to say I wasn't disappointed. Not only did Price explain in-depth why I felt wrong, he also gave me practical tools on how to change that (with work sheets!!)
Big recommendation for any Autistic person struggeling with their self-worth and self-image, or anyone wanting to better understand this complex neurotype.

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Breaking down barriers: insights into autism and authentic living

If you are on the journey of determining whether you are autistic or have been diagnosed late or are highly masking, I consider this book a must-read. For those who are undiagnosed or questioning themselves, even if you eventually find out that you are not autistic, this book is excellent for better understanding the neurodiverse world and autism spectrum disorder. Broadening your understanding is always beneficial.

The book is brilliantly written to help readers understand and begin to remove their masks, with exercises to help you understand yourself better. It addresses internalised ableism and has helped me reframe my definition of disability. The book guides the reader to identify and live by their core values. It is valuable for anyone seeking to become a more authentic self.

Subjective notes:
- I really enjoyed the pace and tone of the reading.
- some social observations might differ for people not living in the USA
- how to get a diagnosis and the excess to professional help might also differ compared to the USA
- the book has mainly recommendations of helping groups within the USA
-> nonetheless, it helps to get an idea what to look for in your own search of communities and help

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Brilliant book, very relevant

Empowering and helpful for autistics, important and educating for practitioners and/or allistic allies. Big recommendation.

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Good and important book on autism

Glad I listened to it.
It goes deep on important issues. And that is written by an autist makes it really relatable.

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Nice listen

the book felt like it was more informative than practical as I thought it'd be. If you want a practical book rather than an informational/theoretical read, maybe look elsewhere, but this is not a bad book to add to your frame of reference of the autistic experience.

Devon paints an interesting picture of how diverse not just the autistic community is but also their various experiences, and how not just autistic individuals suffer from social prejudice towards us. There's a decent amount of mentions of marginalised autistics and their experiences, like POC or LGBT individuals, or those with other disabilities than autism, which in some cases were important to add to our frame of reference as we may not live similar experiences and thus aren't as likely to be able to sympathise, and in other cases I felt recognition, especially with those in relation to being trans. There's a higher percentage of trans people among autistics than neurotypicals and so I'm of the opinion it's important were are also aware of those experiences and how they may affect another.

While I enjoyed the book and how it included the experiences of various individuals, I did struggle a lot with telling where in the book I was/what the chapter was about as a lot of what was being said felt repeated. Perhaps that's simply because my mind does better with these topics or writing styles in writing than in an audio format, and with the relatively short duration, I might consider giving it another listen.

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Love it

We have DID, not sure about autism, but there's a lot of overlap in the need for and effects of masking.

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Inspirational

Truly remarkable work and beautifully presented by the author. In my opinion, one of the best books on autism so far- direct, brave, and empowering.

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multi facette view on Autism

Thank you.
Finally someone who analyses the broad palette of Autism and the influence of different external factors on visibility of traids. Finally we can take a step beyond "you have Autism when a, b, c" or "you can't have autism because you are (not) x, y, z"

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Can recommend!

I could relate to this a lot and it helped me already so much I can recommend it to anyone who is interested

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Inspirational

A truly inspiring, courageous and motivating book that’s definitely mostly self-help.
NOT a science/education book on diagnostic criteria or brain development.
It’s more about how to find your way as an autistic person and… unmask. And for that, the book is just p e r f e c t !

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