Let's get to meet you. What do you do?
My name is Foluso Adebayo
I am an IT Director, an Entrepreneur, Property Developer,
Autism Advocate and Charity founder
You have 4 Charities What explains that?
I have 1 registered Charity, 2 Social Enterprise companies and
an IT Consulting Company
Autism Treatment Support Initiative is a registered charity in
England, Wales and Nigeria. We
provide support ( diagnosis, symptoms
Treatment, education and care support assessment and planning for autistic
children and adults
Tade Autism Centre is a day centre for Autistic adults
Tell
us about your commitment to helping autistic children
My first child is 26. He was diagnosed with autism at the age
of 4 in the UK. It was very difficult to get an assessment and diagnosis. We spent a lot
of money and time getting his statements of educational needs in order to
attend Treehouse School which was the first ABA school in the UK. I
founded the Autism Treatment Support Initiative charity to help other
families affected by Autism to get the right help and treatment for a better
prognosis. I founded Tade Autism Centre ( named after my son Akintade) to help
adults to generalise their skills and have a more productive life after college. I found my purpose in life
through my son. Life is not just about accumulating wealth. It is about impacting lives positively in any
way one can in spite of your own troubles. This is what I have done for the
past 25years with God's help and blessings
You
recently celebrated Mama Foluke's 40 years of Remembrance... How did it go?
My mother died 40 years ago. I was the first child of 4 girls
and I was 14 years old and about to go to university at the time. I was the
youngest in my boarding school. We were waiting for my school certificate
results when my mum passed. It was very
sad as she had parents and she was only 39years old. One of the promises I
made was that I will ensure we are all successful and we will give her a
befitting burial in future. To God be
the glory, we are all successful wives, Mothers, and professionals and we decided
to celebrate her memory and life. I give God all the glory
What
do you miss most about your mum?
I miss a lot of things.
I always cry when I give birth to my children as I have no mother to
support and guide me. Mum was a very caring mother. She would do anything to ensure her children
were okay. I miss everything about her. I thank God that we have all turned out
well. She remains our invisible guiding angel.
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