🚨Neurodivergent reads spotlight!🚨My round up of neurodivergent reads finishes today with I Will Die on This Hill by Jules Edwards and Meghan Ashburn!

Read more from the review and recommendations for other neordivergent books below! ⬇

https://autcasts.substack.com/p/autcasts-recommends-neurodivergent-0ff

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@Grizzlysgrowls @geographile @axnxcamr @addie @actuallyautistic @bookstodon @audhd I had a good long daydream about what an archeologist would think of my “conversions with authors.” I sometimes appreciate the notes of others and sometimes not. I will also go find videos of people reviewing books I enjoy as a way to extend the conversation. #unmaskingautism #actuallyautistic #autism #audhd

Reading Devon Price's #unmaskingautism in my favorite neurodivergent friendly cafe in Galway (still haven't figured out if it's on purpose or not).

Very much struck by this quote from Bobbi:

"We have to make society over again from the ground up. Our own little neuro-queer microsocieties. Because no one else will think to include us."

Many many feelings: a mix between past hurt and future hope.

#actuallyautistic

#UnmaskingAutism

Seit ich herausgefunden habe, dass ich wohl #autistic bin, fühle ich einerseits eine große Erleichterung. Es erklärt einfach alles und ganz besonders, wieso es mir Ende letzten Jahres so extrem schlecht ging.

Nun würde ich gerne weniger masken, weil das so viel Kraft kostet. Kraft, die ich momentan nicht habe.

Problem ist: ich habe jahrelang so sehr an meine eigene Maske geglaubt, dass ich kaum noch weiß, wer ich wirklich bin.

#actuallyautistic

Mascara ✅
Lipstick ✅
Tidy hair (I struggle with feeling it around my face when eating so I have to tie it back) ✅
Normal people clothes (fleece = borderline, concession to really needing that texture) ✅
Mask back on for posh afternoon tea with 15 former work colleagues ✅

I am already tired, anxious and looking forward to taking it all off🤞
#UnmaskingAutism

something I read in #UnmaskingAutism that I loved. you go through your contacts, & you put a strawberry emoji next to people who always make you feel good when you talk to them. then you put a sprout next to people who help you learn & grow. some people will have both. then you make sure you reply to those people first, you add them to your favorites & you always say yes to them when they ask you to hang out. they get priority in your life. such a cute shorthand for remembering who to focus on

@corvineTragedy @actuallyautistic self dx is completely valid, most adults who don't fit the stereotype won't get a fair assessment, plus finding a good doctor who's educated about #AutisticAdults is prohibitively expensive & they're incredibly rare. my advice is - read #UnmaskingAutism & join the Facebook group Surprise! You're Autistic! ❤️ generally, people who are not autistic don't think they are & even if you're not, learning about autistic people helps everyone

After a few months of emotional labour i finally finished rating Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price.

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https://oku.club/book/unmasking-autism-by-devon-price-bY0HD?ref=native-share

Just finished reading Unmasking Autism by Devon Price. Enlightening, thought-provoking and empowering; essential reading to anyone interested in neurodiversity :nd:
If anyone seeing this has further book recommendations, please post
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Good morning! Today i’m reading #UnmaskingAutism by Dr. Devon Price. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD

[staying overnight with my parents i read two books. coming home i read a weightier, more depressing book over a couple of nights. im reading one of the six books i bought charity shopping while away, but its not quite to my taste so im not speeding through it ]

[ive got a copy of #theReasonIJump on the way, and would rather be going on with that. i only have an ebook of #unmaskingAutism so im finding it hard to get back to it. the sensory experience of physical books, am i right ]

[as we drift listlessly into december and i begin to realise how much i hate the overabundance of festive lights, ill be picking up and re-reading dr devon prices #unmaskingAutism ]

[primary goal is to see if i thwap the desk as much on the second read. secondary goal is to hit ctrl and s on my annotations this time ]

The people around you don’t have to agree with your values. Your values are valid enough without others’ approval.
#ActuallyAutistic #UnmaskingAutism #lgbt

New read today .. neuro diversity is fascinating and traits not uncommon.. imagine what we could accomplish if we truly understood ourselves without shame….stay tuned..#unmaskingautism #onthespectrum #ableism