Holy shit, comrades. I had no idea. This explains so fucking much. Thank you, thank you, thank you to the comrades like @ReadFanon@hexbear.net and @FourteenEyes@hexbear.net and others who have mentioned the book on this site.
There are some traits I don’t share (are there any dealbreakers that would disqualify me as autistic?), but for the ones I do have, they fit exactly. Price, in the conclusion, talking about sleeping on an air mattress and refusing to buy furniture - that’s been me. Same with all of the food issues they talk about. Same with . . . etc. Goddammit. How did I not know? Do I know now? What do I do now? I’m already on disability so I don’t know that I need to go through the diagnosis process.
I’ve read Laziness Does Not Exist, but I never could put any of the suggestions into practice. I would like to read this one because the poor nature of mental health resources in the region I live in, prevents me from gaining any real insight into my dysfunctions. On the other hand, I’m on the fence because all the reading I’ve done so far (and I’ve done a lot), has never really helped me to act on any of the stuff I’ve read.
This one is more about insight than it is about action. I’ve also had trouble putting my reading into practice (with regard to procrastination, especially).
Price says that cognitive behavioral therapy doesn’t work on autistic folk, so maybe that’s part of it? I’d like to read more on that.