Haley Moss on How Embracing Neurodiversity in the Legal Profession Makes Us All Better

While neurodiversity might be an unfamiliar word for many, its meaning is simple. We all have different brains. For the legal field, there is value in this, as we need to be able to look at problems in different ways and find new approaches to solving those problems. Haley Moss is an author, attorney, and advocate for neurodiversity, and is neurodivergent herself. Haley has autism, which she sees as both a disability and makes her different. But it also makes her interesting, and while she doesn't know what it means to be neurotypical, she is fine with that and sees her difference not as a curse, but as a benefit. It is the difference in the way that she processes information, solves problems, and it is the neurodiversity that drives her and others to be innovative. She wrote her first book at age 15 and has a desire to use her experiences to help the next generation. Haley Moss explains that we can't just look at neurodiversity disabilities in a vacuum. After all, this is the only minority group you can join at any point in your life. The more we understand the issues surrounding neurodiversity, and accommodate for those issues, the better we will be as an industry and a society. Publications: The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals A Freshman Survival Guide For College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders Middle School – The Stuff Nobody Tells You About: A Teenage Girl with ASD Shares Her Experiences Contact Us Twitter: @gebauerm or @glambert. Voicemail: 713-487-7270 Email: [email protected]. Music: As always, the great music you hear on the podcast is from Jerry David DeCicca. Transcript is available on 3 Geeks and a Law Blog.