Devon Price

Devon Price is an American social psychologist, blogger, and author focusing on autism. He is best known for his books, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity and Laziness Does Not Exist, as well as for publishing shorter pieces on Medium and Psychology Today.

Career

Neurodiversity paradigm
Philosophy Bodily autonomy Disability rights movement Independent living movement Self-advocacy
Organizations Aspies For Freedom Autism Network International Autistic Self Advocacy Network National Autistic Society
Events Autism Acceptance Day & Month Autism History Month Autistic Pride Day Autscape Disability Day of Mourning Weird Pride Day
Issues Ableism Anti-autism All in a Row Applied behavior analysis Augmentative and alternative communication Autism-friendly Autism Speaks Communication Shutdown Community integration Controversies in autism Deinstitutionalisation Disability-selective abortion Double empathy problem Ethical challenges to autism treatment Eugenics Facilitated communication Filicide Inclusion in education Inclusion as a right Judge Rotenberg Educational Center Ole Ivar Lovaas Social model of disability Societal and cultural aspects of autism Universal Design for Learning
People Alex Plank Ari Ne'eman Damian Milton Daniel Lightwing Devon Price Donna Williams govy Jim Sinclair John Elder Robison Judy Singer Julia Bascom Lydia Brown Mel Baggs Michelle Dawson Morénike Giwa Onaiwu Morton Ann Gernsbacher Roy Richard Grinker Shain Neumeier Stephen Shore Steve Silberman Temple Grandin William Davenport
Films Citizen Autistic Loving Lampposts Neurotypical
Criticism Pro-cure perspective National Council on Severe Autism Matthew Belmonte Manuel Casanova Jill Escher Michael Fitzpatrick Bruce Hall Thomas A. McKean David Miedzianik Jonathan Mitchell Jonathan Shestack Alison Singer
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Price graduated with a BA in psychology and political science from Ohio State University in 2009. He obtained his MS and PhD from Loyola University Chicago where he has been teaching as a clinical assistant professor at the School of Continuing and Professional Studies since 2012.

Price's written works have explored themes such as Autism identity, trans identity, masking, the mental health consequences of masking, and the process of unmasking. Price has delved into the intersectional nature of neurodiversity and the experiences of autistic people of color.

His book Unmasking Autism has been cited in academic papers that explore autism from various angles including autism in women and attitudes in college students. He has spoken on pathological demand avoidance, which he contextualizes as an act of consent and self-advocacy.

Price has also written about the concepts of laziness, productivity and self-worth. His book, Laziness Does Not Exist grew out of a viral blog post. He makes the claim that laziness is a sign of other mental health issues.

Laziness Does Not Exist has been cited in academic discussions of techniques for education.

Bibliography

• Price, Devon (2022). Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. New York: Harmony. ISBN 978-0-593-23523-2.
  • Price, Devon (2022). Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity. London: Monoray. ISBN 978-1-80096-054-1.
• Price, Devon (2021). Laziness Does Not Exist: A Defense of the Exhausted, Exploited, and Overworked. New York: Atria Books. ISBN 978-1-982140-10-6.