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We are off this week, so please enjoy this episode from the archives! In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome author, therapist, and self-advocate Finn V. Gratton, M.A., LMFT. Finn is a transgender and autistic psychotherapist working in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their clinical work, teaching, and writing are focused on the intersections of trauma, neurodiversity, and gender. They recently published a book, Supporting Transgender, Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families. For more about Finn, visit: http://www.grattonpsychotherapy.com/ Supporting Transgender Autistic Youth and Adults: A Guide for Professionals and Families can be found here or through your local bookstore. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(37 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts speak with self-advocate Maisie Soetantyo, M.Ed.. Maisie is an autism self-advocate, and the founder of Autism Career Pathways, a nonprofit organization with a mission to provide a platform for businesses and communities to access resources and learning content for better recruitment, retention and reward opportunities for neurodiverse hires. She is also the founder of CATCH Clinic, which provides parent training to families across the US and internationally. Maisie is a professional in the field of autism for close to thirty years. She is also a Different Brains board member. For more about Maisie: https://autismcareerpathways.com/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(35 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome back autism self-advocate Mikhaela Ackerman to discuss neurodiversity acceptance in the profession of law. She founded a blog “Edge of the Playground” in February 2018 to help individuals on the autism spectrum with life transitions and their families. Mikhaela is a contributing author on The Mighty, Mental Health Talk and many more. For more about Mikhaela: https://edgeoftheplayground.com/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(36 mins) Hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss Haley’s new book "Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals”, published by the American Bar Assocuation! To buy Haley’s new book, visit: https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/413499755/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(AUDIO - 46 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome to the show Carly Fulgham. Carly is a mother, wife, and Vice President of Document Services Strategy for a major worldwide bank. She is the first autistic President of the Board of Directors of Autism Society Ventura County, VP of Autism Society of California, and is on the board of The Art of Autism. She is Chair of Autism Society of America's Panel of Autism Spectrum Advisors, serving on the national board, and was awarded their Volunteer of the Year award in 2018 and the Bob Beggan Professional Mentorship Award in 2020. She serves on two local museum advisory councils for disability inclusion and advised the Grammy Museum on their Sensory-friendly Saturday program. She has also won Global Diversity and Inclusion and Global Volunteer awards from her employer, which are awarded to less than 0.03% of employees globally for her work both inside and outside of the bank to ensure all people on the autism spectrum can find success and joy in their lives. For more about Carly, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlyfulgham/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(AUDIO - 47 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome to the show Camille Proctor. She is the Founder and Executive Director of The Color of Autism. Camille’s son was diagnosed with autism in 2008, after which she discovered how difficult services were to find and receive. She also found few organizations that supported African American families with children on the autism spectrum, and very little support. This led her to found The Color of Autism in 2009. For Camille’s work, visit: https://thecolorofautism.org/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(19 mins) In this New Years mini-episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss what they think the best moments for the autism community were for 2020, and what they hope 2021 has in store. Do you have goals set for the new year? We would love to hear! Happy New Years from Spectrumly Speaking and Different Brains! ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss the positive benefits of thankfulness. ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(52 mins) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome Catina Burkett. Catina is a Bronx, New York native. She graduated from Columbia College in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. Her career in the mental health field started as a therapeutic counselor providing direct care to children with a vast array of mental, emotional, substance and behavioral health issues in Columbia South Carolina. In 2010 she completed her Master of Social Work at the University of South Carolina. After graduation she worked in a North Carolina Psychiatric Hospital as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Catina opened a private practice in Columbia South Carolina. In 2018 she discovered she is on the spectrum and has been advocating for research and mental health providers to recognize symptoms of autism in Black females. She created the “Culture of Autism Spectrum” training for mental health providers. You can learn more about Catina at www.catinasway.com For a transcription of this episode: https://www.differentbrains.org/self-advocacy-catinas-way-with-catina-burkett-spectrumly-speaking-ep-101/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(46 mins) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome back Marcie Ciampi, M.Ed.. As you may recall, Marcie is the author, under the pen name “Samantha Craft”, of the book Everyday Aspergers: A Journey on the Autism Spectrum, as well as a contributing author to the book Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism. She is also a vocational coach, a peer mentor, business consultant, and community manager/lead job recruiter at Ultranauts, previously known as ULTRA Testing. For more information about Marcie, visit: http://www.myspectrumsuite.com/ For more information about Ultranauts, visit: http://ultranauts.co/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(31 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome autism self-advocate Abby Brooke. Abby is a Kenyan born Autistic self-advocate and Activist and is the founder of Walking Autism. She is also a Carer to disabled children, an artist, and a freelance photographer. For more about Abby: http://www.walkingautism.co.ke/ https://www.facebook.com/WalkingAutism https://twitter.com/WalkingAutism https://www.instagram.com/abbywalkingautism/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss the issues that can arise for people with autism when wearing masks. ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome Sarah Kurchak. Sarah is a writer and autistic advocate living in Toronto. Her work has appeared in Hazlitt, Catapult, the Guardian, CBC, Vox and Electric Literature. She is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers, and her first book I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was this Lousy Anxiety Disorder was published in Canada in April of this year and will come out in the USA and Internationally in September. For more about Sarah: https://twitter.com/fodderfigure https://medium.com/@sarahkurchak ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(25 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome autism self-advocate and author Sarah Kapit. Sarah is a writer of middle-grade fiction. Currently she lives with her family in Bellevue, Washington. Her first published novel, GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN!, was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in 2020. Another novel, THE MANY MYSTERIES OF THE FINKEL FAMILY, is forthcoming in 2021. For more about Sarah: https://www.sarahkapit.com/ For more about GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN!: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/602207/get-a-grip-vivy-cohen-by-sarah-kapit/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(AUDIO - 33 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss the challenges of recognizing autism month amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(27 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts go guest-less to discuss common causes of low self-esteem and imposter syndrome, while offering tips on how to improve self-image while giving yourself credit for achievements. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(AUDIO - 32 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome back Sherry Moss (fashion designer and Haley’s mom) to discuss ways to establish new routines, while keeping old ones on track. ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(10 mins) In this New Years mini-episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss what they think the best moments for the autism community were for 2019, and what they hope 2020 has in store. Do you have goals set for the new year? We would love to hear! Happy New Years from Spectrumly Speaking and Different Brains! ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(51 mins) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and and guest co-host Marcie Ciampi M.Ed. (Samantha Craft) welcome autism advocate Wanda Deschamps. Wanda is founder and principal of Liberty Co – a consultancy for non-profits with charitable status. When not spending time with friends, following the Pittsburg Penguins, exercising, or reading about history, biographies or current affairs, she is a champion for inclusivity, with special focus on neurodiversity and gender equity issues. Wanda is a skilled advocate for advancing and achieving gender balance in non-profit leadership and in elected representation. The three discuss Wanda’s autism diagnosis, the gender inequality and lack of diversity of nonprofit leadership roles, and explore tips for new mothers that are on the spectrum. For more about Wanda: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wanda-k-deschamps-a7974122/ ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/

(43 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts go guest-less to discuss common issues with experiencing burnouts, and offer tips to prevent it from happening. ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Every other week, join our hosts Haley Moss (an autism self-advocate, attorney, artist, and author) and Dr. Lori Butts (a licensed clinical and forensic psychologist, and licensed attorney) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community. Follow Different Brains on social media: https://twitter.com/diffbrains https://www.facebook.com/different.brains/ http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/