Author, attorney, and self-advocate Haley Moss explains autistic joy, and how to be supportive of it.
Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism at age 3. She graduated with her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2018, and graduated from the University of Florida in 2015 with Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Criminology. She is a renowned visual pop artist and the author of Middle School: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About and A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About. She also was the illustrator and a contributor for the Autism Women’s Network anthology What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew. Her writing has been featured in HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Elite Daily, The Mighty, and other websites and publications.
For more about Haley’s work: https://haleymoss.com/
For Haley’s show Spectrumly Speaking: https://differentbrains.org/spectrumly-speaking-page/
Here is an example of the emotion wheel Haley mentions: https://feelingswheel.com/
For more about host Dr. Jennie Trocchio: https://www.drjennie.co/
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Author, attorney, and self-advocate Haley Moss explains autistic joy, and how to be supportive of it.
Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism at age 3. She graduated with her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2018, and graduated from the University of Florida in 2015 with Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Criminology. She is a renowned visual pop artist and the author of Middle School: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About and A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About. She also was the illustrator and a contributor for the Autism Women’s Network anthology What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew. Her writing has been featured in HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Elite Daily, The Mighty, and other websites and publications.
For more about Haley’s work: https://haleymoss.com/
For Haley’s show Spectrumly Speaking: https://differentbrains.org/spectrumly-speaking-page/
Here is an example of the emotion wheel Haley mentions: https://feelingswheel.com/
For more about host Dr. Jennie Trocchio: https://www.drjennie.co/
Follow Different Brains on social media:
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Suicide Prevention & Mental Health, with Aisha T. McDonald, LMHC | EDB 329
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Suicide Prevention & Mental Health, with Aisha T. McDonald, LMHC | EDB 329
Certified Trauma and Resiliency Expert Aisha T. McDonald, LMHC returned to discuss her work as a Suicidologist. and the importance of inclusive mental health.
Aisha T. McDonald, LMHC is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Trauma and Resiliency Expert. She has worked in the social services field for over 12 years in a variety of capacities ranging from advocacy, direct service, and macro-focused positions. She is also a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging expert who aims to address the systemic barriers to equity in our community. Throughout her varied roles, Aisha has worked with marginalized populations within South Florida specifically those with severe and persistent mental illness, the forensic population in the criminal justice system and those incarcerated in local jail facilities, individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, youth in the welfare system and those in the department of juvenile justice, and individuals who are involuntarily hospitalized under Florida’s Baker Act and Marchman Act laws.
She currently works for United Way of Broward County as the Director of Training Initiatives where she facilitates and moderates community-wide trainings and professional development workshops focused on mental health awareness and education, racial and cultural trauma, substance use issues, as well as diversity, inclusion and social equity. Aisha also serves as a Suicidologist for the American Association of Suicidology where she conducts Psychological Autopsy trainings for national and international groups. She has worked with FAU Sandler School of Social Work for a number of years to offer professional development workshops such as these in order to enhance professional and clinical skills for our community agencies and providers.
For more information about the United Way of Broward County: https://www.unitedwaybroward.org/
For more about American Association of Suicidology: https://suicidology.org/
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Exploring Different Brains
Author, attorney, and self-advocate Haley Moss explains autistic joy, and how to be supportive of it.
Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism at age 3. She graduated with her Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law in 2018, and graduated from the University of Florida in 2015 with Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Criminology. She is a renowned visual pop artist and the author of Middle School: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About and A Freshman Survival Guide for College Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Stuff Nobody Tells You About. She also was the illustrator and a contributor for the Autism Women’s Network anthology What Every Autistic Girl Wishes Her Parents Knew. Her writing has been featured in HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Elite Daily, The Mighty, and other websites and publications.
For more about Haley’s work: https://haleymoss.com/
For Haley’s show Spectrumly Speaking: https://differentbrains.org/spectrumly-speaking-page/
Here is an example of the emotion wheel Haley mentions: https://feelingswheel.com/
For more about host Dr. Jennie Trocchio: https://www.drjennie.co/
Follow Different Brains on social media:
https://twitter.com/diffbrains
https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/
https://www.instagram.com/diffbrains/
Check out more episodes of Exploring Different Brains!
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