(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/

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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.

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(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!

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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.

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(AUDIO - 33 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts welcome back to the show Christa Holmans, also known as the Neurodivergent Rebel. They are the founder of Neurodivergent Consulting and the internationally recognized Neurodivergent Rebel blog. They can be found advocating on Twitter as @NeuroRebel, where they destroys stigma & spreads positivity.

For Christa’s work, visit: https://neurodivergentrebel.com/

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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.

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In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss the positive benefits of thankfulness.

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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.

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(25 mins) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts look at UHealth Jackson Urgent Care Centers in Florida. They recently became the first in the state to receive an Autism-Friendly distinction, with the guidance of UM-NSU CARD. They are joined by two guests: Sandra Dennis of UHealth Jackson, and Silvia Gil of UM-NSU CARD.

For more on UHealth Jackson: https://jacksonurgentcare.com/

For more on UM-NSU CARD: https://www.umcard.org/home/

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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.

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(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/

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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.

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(42 mins) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts celebrate 100 episodes of Spectrumly Speaking by welcoming Dr. Temple Grandin! Dr. Grandin of course is a world renowned autism self-advocate, author, and speaker. She is also a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior.

For more information about Dr. Grandin, visit: http://www.templegrandin.com/

For more information about her non-autism work, visit: https://www.grandin.com/

For the transcription of this episode, visit: https://www.differentbrains.org/a-chat-with-dr-temple-grandin-spectrumly-speaking-ep-100/

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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.

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(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/

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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.

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In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss voting, and offer tips for reducing stress and being informed.

Resources mentioned:

https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/toolkits/voting/

https://www.facebook.com/CripTheVote/

https://www.ballotready.org/

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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.

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(AUDIO - 23 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts discuss tools for self care, including the H.A.L.T. tool.

For more about the H.A.L.T. tool: https://healthypsych.com/h-a-l-t-hungry-angry-lonely-and-tired-a-self-care-tool/

For the transcription of this episode: https://www.differentbrains.org/halt-for-self-care-spectrumly-speaking-ep-97/

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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:

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http://differentbrains.org/category/spectrumlyspeaking/