Devon Price
Born: April 13, 1988 – Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States
Devon Price is a social psychologist and writer whose work explores neurodiversity, disability, workplace culture, and LGBTQ+ identity. Best known for Laziness Does Not Exist and Unmasking Autism, Price writes for broad audiences, challenging productivity myths and advancing autistic self-understanding, accommodation, and social acceptance.
Biography & Author's Journey
Devon Price came to authorship through psychology and the internet rather than through a conventional literary path. Price studied psychology and political science at Ohio State University, graduating in 2009, then earned a PhD in applied social psychology at Loyola University Chicago. Long before the book contracts, Price had been writing online since adolescence, moving from early forum culture to LiveJournal, MySpace, Tumblr, and eventually Medium. That long apprenticeship matters to the shape of the work: the voice is research-driven, but it was honed in public, in conversation with readers, subcultures, and the fast-moving debates of online life. ((https://psychology.osu.edu/news/psychology-alum-dr.-devon-price))
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Community Voices
"Devon Price is the most exciting, revolutionary voice in autism advocacy today"
— Fern Brady
"Devon Price offers hope to the chronically busy: there's a better, more human way to live"
— Cal Newport
"Social psychologist Devon Price explores the culture of work and how our society’s emphasis on achievement is leading to burnout and exhaustion"
— BookPage
"Devon Price has written an essential and practical guide for autistic people who want to live as their full and authentic selves"
— Eric Garcia
"Social psychologist Devon Price makes the thoughtful and science-backed case for why laziness is not only acceptable but necessary"
— Shelf Awareness
"Dr Devon Price is a voice of compassion and transformation for autistic people everywhere"
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"Devon Price's voice is an engaging blend of deep knowledge and empathy"
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