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KTalk

Autism training and education agency in Victoria, delivering neuroinclusion courses and speaking for employers, families and autistic adults.

Overview

Display / Trading Name
KTalk
Company Size
0 Employee (Solopreneur)
Year founded
2007
Diversity of Business
Neurodiverse Inclusive

Business Description

KTalk is an autism training and education agency founded in 2007 by Kerryn Burgoyne, who teaches from her own lived experience of autism. It was relaunched in May 2023.

Employism (Company Edition) prepares Australian employers, HR professionals, managers and supervisors to recruit, onboard and support employees with autism spectrum disorder and to build a neuroinclusive workplace. Further courses cover autism and employment for families, autism and mental health, and personal growth. Kerryn Burgoyne speaks on neurodiversity, resilience and autism at Australian and international events.

Service & Expertise

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Neuroinclusion

KTalk provides neuroinclusion training for Australian employers from its base in Victoria, built on the founder’s lived experience of autism rather than an academic framework.

  • Employism (Company Edition) prepares employers, HR professionals, managers and supervisors to recruit, onboard and support employees with autism spectrum disorder.
  • Autism and Employment for companies covers the barriers autistic people meet at work, including communication styles, overload, stimming, bullying and workplace discrimination.
  • Practical strategies for teamwork, communication, conflict management and supportive workplace cultures that draw on the strengths of neurodiverse staff.
  • Sessions run face to face or online through Zoom or Teams and are adapted to the requirements of the audience.

Best for: Australian employers and HR teams that want autism inclusion training delivered by an autistic trainer with lived experience of finding and keeping work.

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Public Speaking in Wellbeing Mental Health

KTalk provides public speaking on wellbeing and mental health, with founder Kerryn Burgoyne presenting at Australian and international conferences and events.

  • Autism and Mental Health sessions covering anxiety, depression, stress, sleep disturbance and burnout among autistic people.
  • Talks on neurodiversity, resilience, personal growth and persistence drawn from a lived experience of autism.
  • Seminars and training sessions booked online, with a laptop supplied where a venue cannot provide one.

Best for: conference and event organisers seeking a speaker on autism, mental health and resilience.

Operational Coverage

  • Victoria (Hybrid) Macleod VIC, 3085

Industry

Industry Experience

Education and Training

Contacts & Channels

Commercials

Typical Pricing Model
Available on Company Website

Resources

Service Catalogue

Aspektism for Teens/Adults

Are you looking for a course that will teach you the necessary skills to assist your son/daughter with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) to become independent adults in their own lives? Well this is for you!  

ASPEKTISM TEENS-ADULTS

FAQs

What does KTalk offer employers?

KTalk offers Employism (Company Edition), a course preparing Australian employers, HR professionals, managers and supervisors to recruit, onboard and support employees with autism spectrum disorder, and an Autism and Employment session for companies.

Who runs KTalk?

KTalk was founded in 2007 by Kerryn Burgoyne, the founder and director. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1998, speaks at international conferences and is an author.

How are KTalk sessions delivered?

Sessions run face to face or online through Zoom or Teams and are adapted to the individual's requirements. Courses run in Victoria, and Kerryn Burgoyne also travels for interstate and international speaking engagements.

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