John Puls : Autism, Justice, and Understanding: Navigating the Criminal System

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Tony Mantor

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🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Send us a text John Puls, a psychotherapist specializing in forensic work, shares critical insights on navigating the intersection of autism, mental health, and the criminal justice system. He draws on his extensive experience working with individuals in crisis to offer practical guidance for families and caregivers. • Working as a psychotherapist with both autistic individuals and those with severe mental health issues • Providing forensic services including testifying for involuntary...

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0:00.0	Welcome to Why Not Me, the World Podcast, hosted by Tony Mantor.
0:11.0	Broadcasting from Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee.
0:18.0	Join us as our guests tell us their stories.
0:21.6	Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry.
0:25.6	Real life people who will inspire and show that you are not alone in this world.
0:34.9	Hopefully you gain more awareness, acceptance, and a better understanding for autism
0:41.6	around the world.
0:51.7	Hi, I'm Tony Mantor. Welcome to Why Not Me the World, Humanity Over Hand Cuts, the Silent Crisis, Special Event.
0:58.4	Joining us today is John Poles, a psychotherapist who is licensed clinical social worker and a master-certified addiction professional.
1:06.8	He will be sharing his journey of how he helps others in need. It's a pleasure to have him here today.
1:12.1	Thanks for coming on.
1:13.3	Of course.
1:14.3	Thanks for having me.
1:15.3	Oh, it's my pleasure.
1:16.4	If you would, give us a little insight on what you do.
1:19.4	Sure, sure, absolutely.
1:20.5	So I do a few different things.
1:22.6	I'm a psychotherapist by trade, right?
1:24.4	So I'm a licensed clinical social worker and master certified addiction professional.
1:29.0	I really started working in the field, I would say, in about 2013, originally as like a support
1:35.2	staff or what we would call like a behavioral health technician and inpatient units.
1:39.7	And then I went back to school. One of my first jobs was my undergraduate was actually at South County Mental Health Center, which is a crisis stabilization unit.
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