by Devon Price
First published 2025
Dr. Devon Price addresses the gap between understanding neurodiversity and implementing real change. Many autistic people have learned to recognize masking behaviors and accept their authentic selves, but they struggle to translate this awareness into practical action. Price identifies common barriers: fear of change, difficulty processing new situations, and trauma that creates conflict avoidance. The book centers on five core principles that help readers move from internal acceptance to external transformation. These include embracing uncertainty and loss, engaging in necessary conflicts, breaking unfair social rules, tolerating disagreement, and creating new accommodations. Price provides concrete tools for advocating personal needs across relationships, work, and daily life. The approach recognizes that autistic people need more than self-understanding. They require specific strategies to build assertiveness and interpersonal skills that work within their neurological framework. The book offers practical guidance for constructing a fully realized autistic life that doesn't conform to neurotypical expectations.
Genres: psychology, mental-health, self-help, non-fiction, academic, disability
Vibes: intimate, practical, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-growth, self-discovery
336 pages · Hardcover · Harmony