Devon Price wants autistic people to ‘unmask’

The Loyola University Chicago professor and author of Unmasking Autism encourages autistic people to be their authentic selves.

Unmasking Autism cover
Penguin Random House LLC
Unmasking Autism cover
Penguin Random House LLC

Devon Price wants autistic people to ‘unmask’

The Loyola University Chicago professor and author of Unmasking Autism encourages autistic people to be their authentic selves.

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Devon Price didn’t realize he was autistic until after he finished his Ph.D. in psychology. Now, he’s devoting much of his career to researching and writing about autism — and he thinks autistic people should be weary of seeking a formal diagnosis, particularly if they are trans or gender nonconforming.

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GUEST: Devon Price, social psychologist; clinical assistant professor at Loyola University Chicago; author of Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity