KTalk, an Australian autism awareness and education organisation founded by Kerryn Burgoyne, has announced the expansion of its business initiatives to support greater understanding, inclusion, and practical awareness both in Australia & globally around the world.
— Founded in 2007, KTalk provides opportunities for people, such as online courses, educational videos via its YouTube channel, downloadable resources, speaking engagements, and tailored workplace training designed to help people better understand autism and respond with empowerment, confidence, respect, acceptance, and informed awareness.
The organisation’s resources draw on lived experience alongside established knowledge to explore autism strategies, communication, behaviour, relationships, life skills, employment, mental health, and community inclusion. KTalk’s expanded education program reflects growing recognition of the need to understand neurological differences in the everyday lives of those living with autism spectrum disorders.
Founded on the belief that lived experience, rather than academic perspective alone, this provides valuable insight through Kerryn’s personal experiences, gut instincts, alongside established knowledge. KTalk continues to go from strength to strength to present impacting, practical perspectives on how to implement strategies for their own family members or individuals that are in their care.
Supporting More Informed Conversations About Autism
Kerryn Burgoyne, Founder, Director, and CEO of KTalk, established the organisation after recognising the need for autism education that reflects real life experience and supports broader community conversations about neurodiversity. This decision was also driven by her underemployment and the challenges she faced in securing permanent work. The idea of the business was born due to the first two course books that had been developed at the time; The Goal https://ktalk.au/product/the-goal/ & The Power of Positivity, both of which are available in the shop section on KTalk’s website.
Drawing from personal experience, KTalk’s educational resources seek to help individuals better understand the realities faced by autistic children, teenagers, and adults providing greater awareness within families, workplaces, and the wider community.
Kerryn is also an international author and speaker whose work focuses on encouraging understanding through education, practical discussion, and personal insight. Her published materials include a collection of self development resources created to support individuals and families as they navigate different life experiences.
“For many years, families experienced misunderstanding and isolation because autism was not widely understood,” Kerryn said. My hope is that greater awareness and education will inspire informed conversations, promote acceptance, and help people better understand one another.
In the early days, I was never understood as a child/teenager; For much of my life, I was invisible and disconnected from the world around me because I didn’t know how to be part of it. Everything changed after my diagnosis at the age of 30, when I began a journey of learning, growth, and self-understanding.
It wasn’t always easy, but over time I gained confidence, self-esteem to step forward & achieve the milestones that I’ve mastered, to develop the skills that I needed to navigate the world around me. As a result, I found acceptance, understanding, and a community of people who have now become some of my closest and most valued friends.
When a friend introduced me to the then “new email services” back in 2000, it was a game changer. It opened up incredible opportunities for me to communicate more effectively and share my thoughts, ideas, and requests in ways I had never considered before. Whether I was trying to get a message across to someone, or achieve something important, email gave me a powerful new platform to do so. It also created another avenue for connecting with people and building relationships with them.
Over time, it helped me develop stronger communication skills, teaching me the value of clear & effective written communication. Looking back, it was a simple introduction that ended up having a significant impact on both my personal and professional life.
I was diagnosed with what was known back then as Asperger’s Syndrome. Prior to that, people were told not to worry about their children, and that they would grow out of what they had and that they were only immature. That was me in a nutshell!
Deep down, I often dreamed of being the person I am today and changing my past life! That desire burnt up inside me, but that never happened till I was diagnosed in Oct 1998. That story is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U88K5cQV4W0&t=104s.
KTalk continues to develop materials & go from strength to strength when others fail. Kerryn is never one to give up hope on the things that she accomplished/achieves in life. Her business motto “Exceed your Expectations is just that! With extreme resilience & headstrong determination, Kerryn continues to build up what started out as just a dream, but soon became a reality; KTalk is now getting known globally instead of domestically in her own country.
Educational Resources and Workplace Training
KTalk continues to expand its online learning catalogue with resources covering autism awareness, workplace inclusion, mental health, personal development, and practical strategies for everyday situations.
Available learning resources in the KTalk shop include Aspektism for Teens/Adults, Autism and Mental Health, Employism Company Edition, Employism Family Edition, Power of Positivity, and The Goal. The organisation also offers educational events, downloadable resources, YouTube content, and tailored training packages for businesses.
Through these initiatives, KTALK aims to support informed conversations about autism while encouraging accessibility, workplace inclusion, and meaningful participation for autistic individuals across different stages of life.
About KTalk
KTalk is an Australian based autism awareness and education organisation founded by Kerryn Burgoyne. The organisation provides autism awareness training, but educational online tools, publications, & speaking opportunities. Her bio is here: https://ktalk.au/my-bio/
To learn more about KTalk click here: https://ktalk.au/#about-us
Kerryn is a sought-after speaker whose presentations offer an honest, humble and inspirational perspective on:
• Neurodiversity: Moving beyond diagnosis to empowerment.
• Resilience: Building strength through life’s most difficult transitions.
• Personal Growth: The “life journey” of self-actualization.
• Persistence: Succeeding in the face of systemic and personal adversity.
Through KTalk, Kerryn continues to challenge misconceptions and inspire others to build lives defined by strengths, potential, and opportunity rather than diagnosis.
Her presentations offer an empowering, impacting, honest, sincere and inspiring perspective on resilience, personal growth, neurodiversity, and the power of persistence in the face of adversity.
KTalk now serves the wider community by providing autism training that builds understanding capacity for individuals who seek empowerment and positive, lasting, meaningful, and real impact to change people’s lives through its offerings. It provides support to achieve greater choice, control, and positive life outcomes.
To learn more about KTalk’s educational resources, enquire about speaking engagements or workplace training, visit KTalk. The Youtube channel link is here: https://www.youtube.com/@ktalkau/videos.
Individuals interested in contacting Kerryn Burgoyne or learning more about KTalk’s services can submit enquiries through the official contact page at ktalk.au/#contact-us. For additional information, the organisation can also be reached via email at info@ktalk.au. For autism support click here: https://groups.google.com/g/ktalkau
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Name: Kerryn Burgoyne
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Organization: KTALK
Website: https://ktalk.au/
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