Elizabeth Kelley:Autism in the Legal System: A Defense Attorney's Perspective

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Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Send us a text Criminal defense attorney Elizabeth Kelly shares her expertise on representing individuals with autism spectrum disorder and mental health conditions in the justice system, revealing how these clients are often misunderstood and how proper legal representation can change outcomes. • Started career representing a client with intellectual disability who was manipulated into criminal activity • Defines mental disabilities broadly to include mental illness, intellectual disabiliti...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me, the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Maitour.
0:11.6	Broadcasting from Music City, USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:17.9	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.5	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.5	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.8	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for autism
0:41.5	around the world.
0:51.3	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Handcuffs, the Silent Crisis, special event.
0:59.8	Today's guest is Elizabeth Kelly, a renowned criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice
1:06.6	specializing in representing individuals with diverse issues, including autism spectrum disorder,
1:13.9	bipolar disorder, major depression, dementia, schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and intellectual disabilities.
1:23.5	She is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, has written several books,
1:29.0	lectures across the U.S., as well as abroad, on representing people with mental disabilities.
1:34.1	It is an honor to have her on the show.
1:36.6	Thanks for coming on.
1:37.9	Can you share with us how your journey in this field started?
1:41.4	Many years ago, I had my first client who had what we then called
1:48.6	mental retardation. We now call an intellectual disability. He was conned by his so-called friends
1:57.8	who were very streetwise into being a lookout during a string of burglaries.
2:05.4	I was really struck by the fact that his sense of responsibility, his participation in these
2:13.5	acts was very, very different from that of the average person who is charged with a criminal
2:19.9	offense. I worked very closely with his caseworker. Then his caseworker started wearing other
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