Keeley’s Journey
Keeley’s Journey
2006
Mum noticed Keeley wasn't showing facial expressions, clingy, anxious, open to other people certain/specific way of doing this with age focus was on colours.
2009
Due to not being social, learning development, sent to paediatrician for tests.
2010
Grade 1 - High anxiety.
2011
Grade 2 - Teachers recognised that problem solving on paper was too much information to process and take in when given a problem on a computer - it was easier to process and compute.
2012
2013
Grade 4 - Required to repeat - why?
Limitation with math, learning agenda for grade 4 the use of an iPad was limited to during school time, 1 hour 3 days a week.
2014
Grade 4 - Unsuccessful attempts for funding to provide an iPad.
2016
Grade 6 to year 7 - Transition from primary school to high school.
Cognitive report - showed autism and intellectual disability IQ of 62 with learning of grade 3 - requiring a full time aid it was decided that Keeley will be home schooled due to anxiety.
Keeley did not want to be limited by this and wanted to help others experiencing the same as she has KC was born, raising funds with sausage sizzles, with 2 kids that have been affected the same way as Keeley has been.
2017
Ipads donated: 7
Lions recognised this and provided support and donations for 59 iPad's. Keeley provided 59 children with an iPad.
2018
Ipads donated: 52
Creswick lions sponsored an iPad for Keeley, this was Keeleys first iPad.
2019
Ipads donated: 15
2020
Ipads donated: 134
Approval for funding - for 20 Westfield.
2021
Ipads donated: 116
Approval for funding - for 116.
2022
Ipads donated: 135
2023
Reaching national awareness.
Reaching the regional area.