Join autism advocate Anna Kennedy as she interviews Cherry Chung, a fascinating academic who received her autism diagnosis at age 35 in 2017, shortly after her son was diagnosed at age 4. Cherry’s journey from struggling to find answers through the NHS system to eventually seeking private diagnosis reveals the challenges many adults face when seeking autism recognition later in life. As a senior lecturer at London South Bank University, Cherry has channeled her personal experience into groundbreaking academic research on autism and entrepreneurship. Her work addresses the significant employment gap facing autistic adults by exploring how entrepreneurship could provide meaningful career opportunities. Cherry organized an innovative academic conference on autism and entrepreneurship and leads research initiatives that combine her professional expertise with her lived experience as an autistic mother, creating valuable resources for the autism community.