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Quotes from Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity — Devon Price

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When a masked Autistic person lacks self-knowledge or any kind of broad social acceptance, they are often forced to conceive of themselves as compartmentalized, inconsistent parts.

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022)

Masking is a state of exclusion forced onto us from the outside...We only get the opportunity to take our masks off when we realize other ways of being exist.

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022)

People imnitate Autistic hand flapping when they want to imply a disabled person is stupid, annoying, or out of control. Donald Trump famously did a cruel imitation of hand flapping during his 2016 campaign, while criticizing a physically disabled reporter.

Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity (2022)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Devon Price (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.