1173. Autism Advocate Learns by Doing the Research

Ula Tinsley

“I always say that family and love should come first, and no matter what, set your priorities straight because it’s not all about the money. We have to decide our priorities as soon as possible to avoid any regrets later on in life.”

Ula Tinsley is a passionate autism advocate, featured writer at www.icare4autism.org and a talk show host on Autism Mama Bear Talk. She’s been raising autism awareness on a local and national level since 2010, when her son was diagnosed with a regressive form of autism. After gaining more experience and knowledge about different ways of treating ASD, she’s been supporting and consulting other families living with autism. Her latest project, Autism Mama Bear Talk, is a fast-paced interview show bringing informative and everyday inspiring stories from leading autism advocates, self-advocates, parents and medical experts.

Steps to Success from Ula Tinsley

1. Do not commit to anything just to win the approval of others. Do it because you believe in it and desire to be a part of it.

2. Focus on your strong points. Make a list of your absolute strongest skills. Make a list of all the things that you love doing. And a third list of your goals. Then see how you can cross match all those skills, desires and goals together.

3. Don’t just trust your doctors blindly. Educate yourself.