Haley Moss

Haley Moss is an artist, attorney, author, and advocate for people with disabilities. Diagnosed at age three with high-functioning autism, Moss was non-verbal until the age of four.

Moss attended the Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She holds a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in criminology from the University of Florida; and she holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law. On January 11, 2019, she became the first openly autistic female attorney in the State of Florida.

Moss teaches undergraduate courses on autism and has spoken at TedxUMiami about how she believes attention is ambiguous.

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References

  1. ↑ Landau, Elizabeth (April 4, 2002). "Teen with autism advises other 'different' kids". CNN.
  2. ↑ O'Kane, Caitlin (February 19, 2019). "Woman with autism admitted to Florida Bar, becoming "first openly-autistic lawyer," employer says". CBS News. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Hafner, Josh (February 21, 2019). "She may be Florida's first lawyer with autism. And she's out to change lives and minds". Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Boulos, Nastasia (July 13, 2021). "Extraordinarily different". UM News and Events. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  5. ↑ Moss, Haley (October 24, 2022). The Ambiguity of Attention (Video). TEDxUMiami – via YouTube.