Haley Moss is the first openly autistic person to pass the Florida BAR exam and become an attorney. She is now practicing healthcare law in Miami. In this episode:
- What is autism?
- Her symptoms and signs at an early age
- Struggling to make friends and overcoming sensory overload
- Overcoming indirect bullying due to a lack of awareness
- Advocacy – not doing politics; being able to make a decision for herself
- Deciding to pursue law for the first time while she was an undergrad
- The spoon theory, a way of looking at energy allocation throughout the day
- Writing 2 books to help others with autism navigate through middle school and college
- Adjusting to her new career
- Haley’s suggestions on how to treat a person with autism
- Different can be extraordinary
You can follow Haley on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @haleymossart, or you can check her website out www.haleymoss.net