Meet Lizeta Fellows

We were lucky to catch up with Lizeta Fellows recently and have shared our conversation below.

Lizeta , thank you so much for joining us and offering your lessons and wisdom for our readers. One of the things we most admire about you is your generosity and so we’d love if you could talk to us about where you think your generosity comes from.

This is an easy one for me to answer. Not having a lot , being on a budget, and unfortunately in financially difficult situations through my life. I was taught to be kind, I was bought up to work for what you have and taught very early on about the value of money.
For me, it’s very clear that money indeed makes the world go round, but happiness and kindness are definitely more important.
I have been extremely fortunate to have friends, family, and strangers be kind to me in times of need and feel very strongly that when we can, we should pay it forward. It costs nothing to be kind to someone. You do not have to know all of their situation or, in fact, any of it to be able to give someone an ear, a cup of tea , food, or just good old-fashioned comfort.
Life is tough out there, and for some, it’s incredibly difficult. If you can be the light in someone’s life for that brief moment, why wouldn’t you ?
So many people have done that for me.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?

I have always been a very driven person. I love to excel in whatever I do.
When my eldest child received his diagnosis of Autism, life changed for me, and all of a sudden, being successful within my career didn’t seem as important. Supporting ,nurturing, and enabling my son to function and succeed in his life became my top priority. After completing a mass of research, reaching out for support, it became abundantly clear it was going to be a struggle.
After many years of difficulties and my youngest son also receiving a diagnosis, the fights with authority, schools, and trying to gain basic support became unbearable. My husband and I decided to start a Facebook group where parents and carers could share their experiences, the good bad and the ugly to support each other. Being an SEN parent is extremely tiring , lonely, and isolating at times.
This Facebook group very quickly became much more.
Beat4autism C.I.C now have a charity shop in our highstreet where we sell new and used goods we have a support hub in the back area for anyone to get advice,signposting and support, we have our own library where parents and carers can borrow books.
We support with DLA, PIP forms, and referrals.
We hold an array of autism and sensory-friendly events locally that are fully inclusive,such as our magical Christmas grotto, our big picnic etc, the list is endless.
We provide interactive presentations to schools and local businesses.
Myself and a member of the Navy wrote a support book that has now been published to provide an additional level of support.
We are able to attend meetings with professionals and schools to provide support to parents/carers.
In November last year we launched PLAY4autism a sta6 and play group held every first Monday of the month, for parents to have a cuppa, bacon roll and chat. Being around other parents and carers that just get it! Knowing their children can play without judgement.
Our little Facebook group is so much more thanit was set up to become.
I love being able to use my life experiences to support and help others through their difficult situations.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?

Persistence – because 8ts tough, lots and lots of knock backs.
Tenacity – if you believe in it, keep going. Don’t let anyone tell y9u , you can’t.
Empathy – not everything is clear, not everything is as ut seems. Try putting yourselves in their situation – I can tell you it’s not easy.
Be kind .

Is there a particular challenge you are currently facing?

Changing midset is currently the toughest challenge and not one that I think is completely achievable either.
The biggest most important message for me is understanding, being open minded enough to at least listen.
Autism is not always how people picture it to be. The struggles for some Autistic individuals are not always visible. More understanding is needed and to achieve this, I truly believe open minded engagement is required. Attending events, talking to others, listen to the information when people are sharing their stories. Appreciate the support that’s being provided to support others around you.

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