00:00She was diagnosed with autism at age three today. She's a practicing attorney
00:13According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention the percentage of children diagnosed with autism in the United States
00:19is on the rise in
00:202014 it was found that an estimated one in 59 children had autism in
00:26In 2012 one in 68 children and in 2008 the number was one in 88
00:32The findings were based on data from over 300,000 eight-year-old children in 11 communities across the u
00:38.s
00:40Unlike other disorders of the brain autism falls on a spectrum
00:44Some people can be high functioning autistic and go on to live successful lives
00:48Others unfortunately will need help for the rest of their lives
00:51This autistic woman was told by doctors that she would never be self-sufficient, but she proved everyone wrong
00:59Hayley Moss lives by a motto that most people never even think about
01:03Different isn't bad. It's just different and different can be extraordinary
01:09Those words can be seen on her website, and she continuously proves them to be true
01:14When 24 year old Hayley Moss was only three years old she was diagnosed with high-functioning autism
01:21Despite the doctors warnings that Hayley would never live a normal life her parents were loving and encouraged her to
01:27embrace her diagnosis
01:29Fortunately Hayley refused to let them keep her down
01:32Hayley's the first person to admit that she has a problem performing everyday tasks such as laundry
01:37She explains that she has an issue doing the things people refer to as adulting
01:42But don't you think for a second that she's allowed that to prevent her from reaching for the stars
01:48Hayley wasn't going to allow herself to be told that she couldn't be successful
01:52Starting from when she was a child Hayley always strived to be the best that she could be in fact
01:56Hayley began to develop big dreams for herself that she would one day achieve in
02:01Fact Hayley graduated from the University of Miami law school in
02:04In January 2009 she was proudly accepted into the Florida bar
02:09Making her the first openly autistic person to achieve such an accomplishment
02:14I'm very passionate about things. I enjoy and I love to write
02:17That's also part of why I went to law school and I love to be able to help others
02:21She explained in an interview with Sun Sentinel
02:25Hayley even has a job lined up for her with the well-known law firm Zampano Patrick Eos
02:30The founders of the firm Joey Zampano and Leon Patrick Eos even showed up at her graduation ceremony
02:37Izzy Zampano has a very special connection to Hayley because his 16 year old son is also autistic
02:44Hayley was recently awarded the Ocha Grossi Family Youth and Service Award from Unicorn Children's Foundation
02:51So not only is she doing great things for herself. She's also doing great things for the entire autistic community
02:58But how is she getting it all done?
03:01By following on her mottos, of course. She's a published author after all
03:06It's about dreams and following dreams and having no limits. No two brains are the same
03:11Just because my brain works more like a Mac than a PC doesn't mean I'm any less human she explains
03:18Way to go Hayley. We're super proud of you for all the things you've achieved
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