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Devon Price

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Devon Price
Born
Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Alma mater
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsLoyola University Chicago

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.

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Neurodiversity paradigm
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People
Films
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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.[1][2][3]

Price, who identifies as autistic, has explored themes such as autistic identity, trans identity, masking, the mental health consequences of masking, and the process of unmasking in his written works. Price has delved into the intersectional nature of neurodiversity and the experiences of autistic people of color.[4][5][6] He is a staunch proponent of self-diagnosis and criticizes clinical evaluations, framing autism as a non-pathological social identity, despite acknowledging it as a neurodevelopmental disability.[7][8][9]

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.[10][11] He has spoken on pathological demand avoidance, which he contextualizes as an act of consent and self-advocacy.[12]

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.[13][14][15][16][17][18]

Laziness Does Not Exist has been cited in academic discussions of techniques for education.[19][20]

Bibliography

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  • Price, Devon (2024). Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power. Harmony. ISBN 978-0-59358-121-6.
  • Price, Devon (2022). Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity. New York: Harmony. ISBN 978-0-593-23523-2.
  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ "Administration & Staff". Loyola University School of Continuing, Professional Studies. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  2. ^ "Psychology Alum: Dr. Devon Price". Department of Psychology. The Ohio State University. May 6, 2021. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Devon Price, PhD". PenguinRandomHouse.com. Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on 2023-04-14. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  4. ^ "How "unmasking" leads to freedom for autistic and other neurodivergent people". Life Kit. NPR. April 18, 2022. Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Jessica Ferri (April 7, 2022). "The transgender 'proud Autistic' psychologist who believes we have Autism all wrong". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Barry Prizant and Dave Finch (April 15, 2022). "Unmasking Autism: A Discussion with Dr. Devon Price" (Podcast). Uniquely Human: The Podcast. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  7. ^ Hill, Laura. "A closer look at self-diagnosis". Medicinal Media. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ Price, Devon. "@drdevonprice". X. Archived from the original on 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  9. ^ Price, Devon (5 April 2022). Unmasking Autism. Harmony Books. p. 26. ISBN 9780593235232.
  10. ^ Coussy, Audrey (2022). ""Just be careful": Sexual Desire and Autism in YA Novels". The International Journal of Young Adult Literature. 3 (1): 1–23. doi:10.24877/IJYAL.79. S2CID 253317426.
  11. ^ Underhill, Jill C.; Clark, Jaclyn; Hansen, Rebecca S.; Adams, Hillary (December 22, 2022). "Exploring Autistic College Students' Perceptions and Management of Peer Stigma: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis". Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54 (3): 1130–1142. doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05867-7. PMID 36547792. S2CID 255017611. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  12. ^ Peter Hess (August 11, 2022). "Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained". Spectrum. doi:10.53053/YKGQ6660. S2CID 251477348. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  13. ^ Elliot Kukla (January 20, 2022). "The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  14. ^ "You aren't lazy. You just need to slow down". Life Kit. NPR. September 24, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  15. ^ Hill, Andrew; Noyen, Maria; Berwick, Isabel; Conboye, Janina; Cremonezi, Leo; Jacobs, Emma (January 6, 2021). "FT Business Books: January edition". FT. Financial Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  16. ^ L'Oreal Thompson Payton (February 20, 2023). "The case for unproductivity: Why you aren't meant to be 'on' all the time". Fortune Well. Fortune. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  17. ^ Taylor Moore (January 19, 2021). "According to Dr. Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist". Arts & Culture. Chicago Reader. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  18. ^ Jill Suttie (January 22, 2021). "According to Dr. Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist". Greater Good Magazine. The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  19. ^ Schaefer, Jennifer (2022). "Navigating the "COVID hangover" in physiology courses". Advances in Physiology Education. 46 (1): 158–161. doi:10.1152/advan.00170.2021. PMC 8759955. PMID 34882485.
  20. ^ Gimbert, Belinda G.; Miller, Dustin; Herman, Emily; Breedlove, Meghan; Molina, Citlali Estela (2021). "Social Emotional Learning in Schools: The Importance of Educator Competence". Journal of Research on Leadership Education. 18: 158–161. doi:10.1177/19427751211014920. S2CID 236343073. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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