Believe it or not but there are many individuals around you that you wouldn’t even realize who live with autism. State University Professor Maureen Johnson is exactly one of them. Diagnosed at the age of 36, it took her two-years, but she’s giving her health education students the lecture of her life, by revealing the secret she had been keeping.

Watch as she tells us about her diagnosis, how the signs and symptoms were all there, and how her later diagnosis may have prevented her and her family from cutting her short of all the achievements she has made. Let’s raise awareness about autism and break all the misconceptions many people have!