This week I'm talking about Dr. Devon Price, a social psychologist, professor, author, and proud autistic person, and the author of the new book, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity.\xa0 In this conversation, Devon and I talk about what masking is, what it looks like, and whether it is something that autistic people choose to do or not. We also talk about why masking is more complex for people of color, the relationship between masking and gender, and what integration looks like for a neurodivergent person.\xa0\nDevon Price, PhD, is a social psychologist, professor, author, and proud Autistic person. He is the author of Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. His research has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and the Journal of Positive Psychology. Devon\u2019s writing has appeared in outlets such as the Financial Times, HuffPost, Slate, Jacobin, Business Insider, LitHub, and on PBS and NPR. He lives in Chicago, where he serves as an assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago\u2019s School of Continuing and Professional Studies.\n\xa0\nThings you\u2019ll learn from this episode\n\nWhat \u201cmasking\u201d is, what it looks like, and why most often it\u2019s not a conscious choice\n\nWhy the decision to mask or not mask is more complex for autistic people of color\n\nDevon\u2019s thoughts on the recent explosion of neurodivergent kids coming out as trans and the relationship between masking and gender\n\nDevon\u2019s take on ABA therapy and alternatives ways of supporting autistic kids\n\nConsiderations regarding language in the neurodivergent and disability community\n\nWhat integration is and what it looks like for a neurodivergent person\n\nStrategies for ways parents can help their autistic children move through the world more authentically without masking\n\nHow Devon see our society currently changing in neurodivergence awareness and inclusion\n\n\xa0\nResources mentioned for Unmasking Autism\n\nDevon Price on Medium\n\n\nUnmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity by Devon Price, PhD\n\n\nLaziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price, PhD\n\nDevon Price on Instagram\n\nDevon Price on Twitter\n\n\nWe\u2019re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation by Eric Garcia\n\n\nHow Unmasking Leads to Freedom for Autistic and Other Neurodivergent People (NPR Life Kit Interview)\n\nAutism in Black / Maria Davis Pierre\n\nAutistics Against Curing Autism\n\nAutistic Self-Advocacy Network\n\nFidgets and Friends / Tiffany Hammond on Instagram\n\nQueer Vengeance\n\nSupport the showConnect with Tilt Parenting\n Visit Tilt Parenting\n Take the free 7-Day Challenge \n Read a chapter of Differently Wired \n Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram \n \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices