Mrs. Osezusi Bolodeoku (SENCO, M.Ed, ACAS, BCCS, QASP-S, IBA) is a certified Special Educational Needs expert and Advanced Certified Autism Specialist.

She is founder and CEO of FOS ABA Centre and Creative Hub, an inclusive creative center that helps to nurture creativity, social skills, emotional intelligence, and other practical skills that all children need to succeed and thrive in the world.

Furthermore, the centre provides support  for children and families with Special Education Needs (SEN) including Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia, and other neurodiverse needs. Zusi who was once a banker resigned from her banking job to chase her passion for working with children.

She worked in a pre and elementary school where she picked a specific interest in neurodiverse children. Later in her life, she was blessed with a neurodivergent who gave her a new perspective on life. Due to the additional support that her child needed to navigate his world, Zusi resigned from the school and started early intervention with her child.

The tremendous progress that she got through early intervention with her child, especially through creative activities and inclusion with the neurotypicals has encouraged her to always create awareness for the neurodivergents, and advocate for early intervention and acceptance for the neurodiverse. In Nigerian society, parents who have children with special needs seldom talk about it, due to the cultural stigma associated with it, and also because such conditions are rarely diagnosed correctly when symptoms first start to show. As a result, these children rarely  get the help they need on time.

Through her work with FOS, Zusi is actively breaking this culture of silence, and has impacted countless lives along the way.  She is currently using her voice to speak for the voiceless as an international speaker. She advocates for children on the autism spectrum through the mainstream media and conferences like GTB Autism Conference.

Her qualifications are as follows:

  • International Behavior Analyst (IBA)
  • Qualified Autism Services Practitioner – Supervisor (QASP-S)
  • PGCEI and M.Ed – University of Nottingham.
  • Special Educational Needs Expert (SENCO) – National Open University and Martin Foundation Teachers Institute.
  • Certified Positive Psychologist – University of Pennsylvania.
  • Advanced Certified Autism Specialist (ACAS)
  • IBCCES University, International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standard.
  • Board Certified Cognitive Specialist (BCCS) – IBCCES University. International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standard.
  • Certified First Aid, CPR and AED – America Heart Association.
  • Certified Emotional Intelligence Specialist – Emotions City.

Mrs. Osezusi Bolodeoku is a happily married wife and mum of three – including twins, and has been a school mum to thousands of students over the years.

It was in recognition of her contribution to national development in the area of Special Needs Children Education and Development in Nigeria that Mrs. Osezusi Bolodeoku was deemed worthy to be conferred with the Woman of Merit Gold Award.