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About Haley
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Speaker Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism when she was three years old. Today she is an attorney, an artist, a writer and also a keynote speaker focusing on issues and topics such as neurodiversity and disability inclusion.
As an author she has written four books; one on the middle school years, one about college, one about the transition to young adulthood and to independence, and also one about neurodiversity for lawyers, attorneys and other professionals. Moss’ writings have been featured in various media outlets and legal journals as well.
Haley’s original writings about autism and neurodiversity have been featured in The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Bustle, FastCompany and numerous other websites and publications. She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Law as well as a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.
When she, in 2019, was admitted to the Florida Bar, she made international headlines as she was Florida’s first documented openly autistic attorney. Today, she advocates for the legal profession to embrace neurodiversity, also addressing these issues and topics in her keynotes. Haley Moss believes the future is neurodiverse, accessible and all about inclusion – and the future is now.
See keynotes with Haley MossAutism does not come with an instruction manual, but it does come with lots of magical parts and important tools to utilize to build the best life possible. Assembly Required is the story of Haley Moss: an autistic attorney who has gone from a nonverbal child diagnosed with autism at age 3, to an author, artist, attorney, and autism advocate.
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Stereotypes, stigmas, and notions of ableism make disability a sensitive topic to discuss. Nuances in the language surrounding disabilities make the discussion even more difficult for non-disabled friends, colleagues, and community members to join.
Too often, those best equipped to teach the language of disability — people with disabilities themselves — are silenced and unheard, rather than empowered to lead the conversation on disability inclusion in society.
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Adults on the autism spectrum face the highest unemployment rate amongst all people with disabilities. Having autism on the job has unique strengths and challenges from the application process through the daily routine of having a job.
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Often when we think of advocacy, we think of effecting policy change or work that our lawmakers do. However, self-advocacy for people on the autism spectrum is an entirely different ballgame and covers a lot of ground – it can be effective communication in personal, educational, and professional settings.
It could be as simple as saying yes or no, or as complicated as standing up for your rights, or creating change. Furthermore, advocacy skills can be used to create positive change for autistic individuals, their families, friends, allies, and their communities.
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While autism is diagnosed in 1 in 59 children, oftentimes we think of autism as being diagnosed in boys only. However, this is not the case. Girls and women on the autism spectrum exist ad are diagnosed less frequently than their male counterparts. Girls and women are often misdiagnosed, diagnosed later in life, or are self-diagnosed.
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