After finding Unmasking Autism one of the best books out their in understanding how Autism is often actively hidden by many autistics who often also go through much of their life undiagnosed, I was thrilled to learn Price was working in a follow up book. Unmaking for Life is exactly the next step I needed. Price gives a clear and freeing perspective on self acceptance within the context of work, family, friendships, romance and life goals, stressing how lives outside the social norms of our capitalistic and performance driven worlds can be rich, fulfilling and authentic.

Price stresses that while autistic people often mask as a defense mechanism to protect against rejection it comes with a high price that results in anxiety, isolation, depression and self harm. The lie is that these things are necessary to access relationship, financial security and purpose. Each chapter takes the reader through a series of questions and perspective setting that provides a blueprint for navigating social structures as an autistic person without apology

I’d highly recommend this book for anyone struggling to understand how to live more authentically in a world that is set up to exclude their participation and value, as well as anyone who has an autistic person I their life who wants to understand their loved one’s experiences better and learn how they can be part of the change in how society sees difference and disability. .

Dr. Devon Price does it again with an amazing book that I felt was written just for me. I already own 2 copies of Unmasking Autism, one for myself and one to loan out, and this one is gonna be the same. I'm so happy to have gotten an ARC and will be recommending it to anyone and everyone I can.

"Unmasking for life" is the perfect guide after reading "unmasking autism." This book is laid out SO well, with loads of examples and details that make applying the "workbook" type end of chapter questions to your life really easy. I was grateful to see such a huge range in topics that often aren't included in a lot of autism books. Hello sex, I'm looking at you! Would highly recommend this to any neurodiverse person who is looking for ways to unmask in each area of their life. The care and safety that Devon makes sure to cover in each of these areas, knowing it isn't always safe for people to unmask, is also just such a beautiful thing. I am so grateful for this ARC! Will definitely be buying a copy to reference back to in the future. You could spend years digging in a little more and coming back to the chapter check-in/questions over and over as you grow in the unmasking journey.

A great follow-up to Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity that I would also recommend more broadly to anyone living outside of heteronormative and neurotypical norms. This has a good mix of reflection questions, exercises, and personal anecdotes. Since the author is a social psychologist/professor and autistic, it also has the right balance of being well-researched but not coming across like a condescending self-help book because it's the author's personal experience too. I can tell that a lot of thought went into the questions/exercises and structure of the book. Everyone's experiences are so different that not everything will apply to every reader, but I think anyone could find something helpful to think through in here.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

As a long-time masked autistic and someone who, ironically, read Devon Price’s previous book thinking of autistic friends rather than myself, I was enthusiastic to read this one with the knowledge I have now. I am someone who's spent years seemingly perfecting the art of acting “neurotypical” & let me tell you, this book gave me a lot to think about.

I had to keep pausing during this book because there was so much to take in and reflect. It seems the author already thought of this & I loved the inclusion of reflections and exercises throughout.

This book is like a workbook for unlearning neurotypical societal conditioning—except way more validating and significantly less condescending than most self-help books. I would recommend this book to anyone, regardless of their neurotype!

A fantastic build-upon to Unmasking Autism, Unmasking for Life is filled with tools resources and strategies that help Autistic folks live our best lives. (Plus the needlepointing shoutout was fun!). Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

Thank you to NetGalley and Rodale Inc. for a digital ARC of this book.

Unmasking For Life is Devon Price’s follow-up to his fantastic 2022 book, Unmasking Autism. I had high hopes and Price did not disappoint.

To call the book “self-help” or “how-to” undercuts its layers, I think, so I’ll call it a guide. Once an autistic person is diagnosed or self-realized, many things in their past might begin to make sense…but what about the future? Price outlines how autistic (and otherwise disabled or neurodivergent people) can live their lives to the fullest, focused on their own wants and needs rather than constantly bending to societal norms.

In addition to the writing itself, appreciate the care that Price put into the structure of the book. He lays out information in digestible sections, complete with tables and short questionnaires, making the book easy to pick up and put down.

As per usual, Price leads with compassion while nailing down hard truths. I look forward to purchasing this book for my shelf so I may refer to it in future.

Unmasking for Life by Dr. Devon Price is a must read for anyone who loves/is a late diagnosed autistic. I wish I would have had this when I received my adult diagnosis years ago. This would have made me feel so much more comfortable and unashamed about my diagnosis. I will read anything by Dr. Price!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book !

As a late diagnosed autistic adult, Dr. Price's book Unmasking Autism was a massive eye opener for me. It made me feel validated and no longer alone in my struggles. When I saw he wrote another book about Autism, I knew this one had also come at a great time for me.

This book is filled with so many helpful guides on how to live a successful life without sacrificing your own well-being. I would highly recommend this to someone who has been diagnosed recently or self realized. I truly think this will massively change my life for the better going forward, and when the book officially releases, I can't wait to get a physical copy for my bookshelf to reference when I need it.

Thank you to Netgalley as always for the ARC!

Unmasking for life is a great toolkit resource to have when wanting to unmask Autistic life. It helps give Autistic people young and old with tools to guide with making and keeping friends and family, work life and social skills. I highly recommend keeping this book handy as an ebook or in a bookshelf or even as a gift. I have ASD and ADHD as well as Childhood Complex Trauma-PTSD I was badly affected emotionally and mentally by reading this book. I endeavor re-reading this book when I am halfway through my therapy

This book was so incredibly educational and provides such wonderful guides on how to set boundaries with others, be a great advocate for yourself, and to be unapologetically YOU- regardless of who is uncomfortable with your neurodivergence. Imagine a world where neurotypicals had to conform to neurodivergents, rather than the other way around, and aren’t treated as broken and needing fixing. It would sure be a gentler, kinder, more understand place- which Devon also speaks about. Maybe it NEEDS to become the other way around.

The validation, confidence, and empowerment Devon’s words hold is incredible. I loved how inclusive this book was to not only neurodiversity in general, but his emphasis on representing minority groups- making sure all are acknowledged equally regardless of their race and ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, religious beliefs or lack thereof, and more.

This book felt like a very safe place to learn more about my Autism as a recent and late-diagnosed woman 🥰 This ARC came into my life at the perfect time and I am excited to begin my journey of unmasking 🙌🏼 I recommend to neurodivergents and neurotypicals alike.

This was a great follow up to Unmasking Autism. It had a lot of practical advice and workbooks. I enjoyed the structure and the chapter topics. The anecdotes peppered in throughout help to make it relatable.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Devon Price says autistic people have never been handed "the handbook for a successful life" but that is no longer the case. Unmasking for Life is exactly that, a guide for autistics on how to unmask every aspect of your life to make it the best it can be for you, and how to define what 'success' can mean for a disabled person, in its millions of shapes and forms.

This book took me a long time to read because I kept having to take time to think, to question myself and my life.

You should absolutely read this book regardless of your neurotype. There are so many valuable reframings of societal norms and adulthood expectations, everyone would benefit from following the exercises presented in Unmasking for Life.

This comes out later this month!

Thank you NetGalley and Rodale Inc. | Harmony for the opportunity to read this ARC and thank you Devon Price for writing it. The work you've been doing for autistic people is truly invaluable, thank you thank you.

I wish my younger self had been able to read this book, it would have saved a lot of pain. I'm so glad it's available now. Devon Price is writing for autistic adults who may be wondering what life looks like as a fully unmasked person in a world very much not designed for neurodivergence. Anyone who is autistic will find something of use in this guide, no matter how long it's been since you were diagnosed. I highly recommend taking the time to write out answers to the questionnaires included in the text. There's something about putting words on the page that, for me at least, can help your brain find new insights into itself.

fabulous read. thank you to netgalley, author devon prove, PhD, and rodale inc for this ARC in exchange for a review.

i found this, as opposed to many in the genre to feel fresh and like i, someone who is autistic, was able to pull ideas and thought. the questions were well thought out and i was impressed and engaged the entire book.

a must read.

I ended up having a hell of a fortuitous timing in getting this when I did, as I ended up seeing that this was available I believe the day after I finally got an adult diagnosis. I've been reading Dr. Price's books in parallel over the last few weeks, and this is a fantastic book just by itself, but also as a companion to Unmasking Autism. This focuses on living a more integrated and nonconforming life, and accepting parts of yourself that you camoflaged and suppressed to be able to get by. I feel a lot more confident now as I start to move forward in my own unmasking process, and is helping me figure out how best to align my life. Highly recommended, especially for the newly diagnosed.

I really loved the book Unmasking Autism and this is such a great book too. As the mom of a young adult daughter on the spectrum, I found this book a fabulous resource. Would definitely recommend to others.

Devon Price’s UNMASKING AUTISM is a revelatory work detailing how generations of people concealed their autism to appear neurotypical, combining history, memoir, and case studies. This follow-up covers some of the same terrain in more of a self-help mode and consequently doesn’t land with the same impact as its groundbreaking predecessor. Still, the book’s thoroughness is impressive. Price again speaks to an inclusive range of autistic people and draws meaningfully from his own experience as he explores ways that autistic people who have chosen to live as their authentic selves can make progress and find community. Each section is dedicated to a topic like love and sex, friendship, and legacy, and includes worksheets to help focus the reader’s responses. A useful guide that would prove even more effective if read in conjunction with Price’s previous book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Rodale, Inc./Harmony for the eARC!

This was a really helpful book. Whether you've officially been officially or self-diagnosed as autistic, know someone who has, or just want to know more about autism, you'll find this book helpful.
For me, the first chapter was the most helpful, but part of that is because I'm not ready to make the changes discussed in some of the other chapters. I appreciated how thorough Price was in providing ideas, questions for reflection, additional resources, and even scripts for how to start conversations.

This book will give you a ton to think about, but you don't have to do everything all at once. Price is great at reminding readers to start small and work up to larger changes.
This is DEFINITELY a book I'll be returning to again and again. And I know I'll get something form it every time I do!

In the follow up to the outstanding Unmasking Autism, Dr Devon Price provides an accessible framework for considering, and hopefully undertaking, the seemingly mammoth task of unmasking the self in several areas of life. Dr Price combines personal anecdotes, broad exercises and specific examples that help guide you through the muddiness of a masked existence. While not everything was relevant for me personally, I appreciate the thoroughness that went into this text and I can see how any reader could gain insight and benefits from it. Plus, as in Unmasking Autism, the parts that hit, hit HARD. I am so grateful that Dr Price has again shared his insight and wisdom.with us. What he has done for the community cannot be overstated.