Devon Price
{{Short description|American social psychologist and writer}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Devon Price
| honorific_suffix =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|4|13}}
| birth_place = Middleburg Heights, Ohio, U.S.
| fields = {{hlist|Social psychology}}
| workplaces = Loyola University Chicago
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted list|Ohio State University|Loyola University Chicago}}
| known_for =
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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
{{Autism rights movement|people}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Administration & Staff |url=https://www.luc.edu/adult-education/respected-degree-program/faculty/ |access-date=2023-04-14 |publisher=Loyola University School of Continuing, Professional Studies |language=en}}{{cite web
|url = https://psychology.osu.edu/news/psychology-alum-dr.-devon-price
|title = Psychology Alum: Dr. Devon Price
|website = Department of Psychology
|publisher = The Ohio State University
|access-date = February 23, 2023
|date = May 6, 2021
|archive-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230223084237/https://psychology.osu.edu/news/psychology-alum-dr.-devon-price
|url-status = live
Price, who is autistic and transgender, 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.{{cite web
|url = https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092869514/unmasking-autism-more-inclusive-world
|title = How "unmasking" leads to freedom for autistic and other neurodivergent people
|date = April 18, 2022
|website = Life Kit
|publisher = NPR
|access-date = February 15, 2023
|archive-date = December 16, 2022
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221216104255/https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092869514/unmasking-autism-more-inclusive-world
|url-status = live
|url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-04-07/the-transgender-proud-autistic-psychologist-who-believes-we-have-autism-all-wrong
|title = The transgender 'proud Autistic' psychologist who believes we have Autism all wrong
|author = Jessica Ferri
|date = April 7, 2022
|work = Los Angeles Times
|access-date = February 15, 2023
|archive-date = February 16, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216065932/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2022-04-07/the-transgender-proud-autistic-psychologist-who-believes-we-have-autism-all-wrong
|url-status = live
|url = https://uniquelyhuman.com/2022/04/15/unmasking-autism/
|title = Unmasking Autism: A Discussion with Dr. Devon Price
|publisher = Uniquely Human: The Podcast
|host = Barry Prizant and Dave Finch
|date = April 15, 2022
|access-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230223090552/https://uniquelyhuman.com/2022/04/15/unmasking-autism/
|url-status = live
}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Hill |first1=Laura |title=A closer look at self-diagnosis |url=https://www.medicinal-media.org/explore/a-closer-look-at-self-diagnosis |website=Medicinal Media |access-date=17 June 2024 |archive-date=17 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617055115/https://www.medicinal-media.org/explore/a-closer-look-at-self-diagnosis |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Devon |title=@drdevonprice |url=https://x.com/drdevonprice/status/1711951119859994886 |website=X |access-date=2024-06-17 |archive-date=2024-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803154325/https://x.com/drdevonprice/status/1711951119859994886 |url-status=live }}{{cite book |last1=Price |first1=Devon |title=Unmasking Autism |date=5 April 2022 |publisher=Harmony Books |isbn=9780593235232 |page=26}}
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.
{{cite journal
| last1 = Coussy
| first1 = Audrey
| date = 2022
| title = "Just be careful": Sexual Desire and Autism in YA Novels
| journal = The International Journal of Young Adult Literature
| pages = 1–23
| doi = 10.24877/IJYAL.79
| volume = 3
| issue = 1
| s2cid = 253317426
| doi-access= free
}}
{{cite journal
| last1 = Underhill
| first1 = Jill C.
| last2 = Clark
| first2 = Jaclyn
| last3 = Hansen
| first3 = Rebecca S.
| last4 = Adams
| first4 = Hillary
| date = December 22, 2022
| title = Exploring Autistic College Students' Perceptions and Management of Peer Stigma: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
| journal = Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
| volume = 54
| issue = 3
| pages = 1130–1142
| doi = 10.1007/s10803-022-05867-7
| pmid = 36547792
| s2cid = 255017611
| url = https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05867-7
| access-date = February 24, 2023
}}
He has spoken on pathological demand avoidance, which he contextualizes as an act of consent and self-advocacy.{{cite journal
|url = https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/pathological-demand-avoidance-in-autism-explained/
|title = Pathological demand avoidance in autism, explained
|author = Peter Hess
|date = August 11, 2022
|journal = Spectrum
|access-date = February 28, 2023
|doi = 10.53053/YKGQ6660
|s2cid = 251477348
|archive-date = February 27, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227092150/https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/pathological-demand-avoidance-in-autism-explained/
|url-status = live
}}
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.{{cite web
|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/teach-children-to-be-lazy.html
|title = The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy
|author = Elliot Kukla
|date = January 20, 2022
|work = The New York Times
|access-date = February 15, 2023
|archive-date = February 15, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230215171528/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/teach-children-to-be-lazy.html
|url-status = live
{{cite web
| url = https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1039676445/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price
| title = You aren't lazy. You just need to slow down
| date = September 24, 2021
| website = Life Kit
| publisher = NPR
| access-date = February 15, 2023
|url = https://www.ft.com/content/300df4ae-2fc8-47c3-8055-047d462c17a5
|title = FT Business Books: January edition
|date = January 6, 2021
|website = FT
|publisher = Financial Times
|access-date = February 15, 2023
|first1 = Andrew
|last1 = Hill
|first2 = Maria
|last2 = Noyen
|first3 = Isabel
|last3 = Berwick
|first4 = Janina
|last4 = Conboye
|first5 = Leo
|last5 = Cremonezi
|first6 = Emma
|last6 = Jacobs
|archive-date = February 16, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230216071417/https://www.ft.com/content/300df4ae-2fc8-47c3-8055-047d462c17a5
|url-status = live
|url = https://fortune.com/well/2023/02/20/benefits-of-being-unproductive/
|title = The case for unproductivity: Why you aren't meant to be 'on' all the time
|author = L'Oreal Thompson Payton
|date = February 20, 2023
|website = Fortune Well
|publisher = Fortune
|access-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230223083046/https://fortune.com/well/2023/02/20/benefits-of-being-unproductive/
|url-status = live
|url = https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/according-to-dr-devon-price-laziness-does-not-exist/
|title = According to Dr. Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist
|author = Taylor Moore
|date = January 19, 2021
|website = Arts & Culture
|publisher = Chicago Reader
|access-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-date = February 23, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230223092814/https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/according-to-dr-devon-price-laziness-does-not-exist/
|url-status = live
|url = https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_overcome_the_pressure_to_always_do_more
|title = According to Dr. Devon Price, Laziness Does Not Exist
|author = Jill Suttie
|date = January 22, 2021
|website = Greater Good Magazine
|publisher = The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley
|access-date = February 24, 2023
|archive-date = February 3, 2023
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230203224453/https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_to_overcome_the_pressure_to_always_do_more
|url-status = live
}}
Laziness Does Not Exist has been cited in academic discussions of techniques for education.
{{cite journal
| last1 = Schaefer
| first1 = Jennifer
| date = 2022
| title = Navigating the "COVID hangover" in physiology courses
| journal = Advances in Physiology Education
| volume = 46
| issue = 1
| pages = 158–161
| doi = 10.1152/advan.00170.2021
| pmid = 34882485
| pmc = 8759955
}}
{{cite journal
| last1 = Gimbert
| first1 = Belinda G.
| last2 = Miller
| first2 = Dustin
| last3 = Herman
| first3 = Emily
| last4 = Breedlove
| first4 = Meghan
| last5 = Molina
| first5 = Citlali Estela
| date = 2021
| title = Social Emotional Learning in Schools: The Importance of Educator Competence
| journal = Journal of Research on Leadership Education
| volume = 18
| pages = 158–161
| doi = 10.1177/19427751211014920
| s2cid = 236343073
| url = https://doi.org/10.1177/19427751211014920
| access-date = February 24, 2023
}}
Price writes a Substack blog where he covers topics including autism, gender identity, kink and politics.{{Cite web |last=Devon |title=Devon Price {{!}} Substack |url=https://drdevonprice.substack.com/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=drdevonprice.substack.com |language=en}} He has a Tumblr account where he replies to questions from readers.{{Cite web |title=@drdemonprince · devon |url=https://www.tumblr.com/drdemonprince |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Tumblr |language=en-US}}
Bibliography
- {{Cite book |last=Price |first=Devon |title=Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically |publisher=Harmony |year=2025 |isbn=9780593735756}}
- {{Cite book |last=Price |first=Devon |title=Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power |publisher=Harmony |year=2024 |isbn=978-0-59358-121-6}}
- {{Cite book |last=Price |first=Devon |title=Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity |publisher=Harmony |year=2022 |isbn=978-0-593-23523-2 |location=New York |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |last=Price |first=Devon |title=Laziness Does Not Exist: A Defense of the Exhausted, Exploited, and Overworked |publisher=Atria Books |year=2021 |isbn=978-1-982140-10-6 |location=New York |language=en}}
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