“Kaela started at Khanyisa in the 2nd term of 2021, she has progressed in ways we didn’t imagine in a short time from a child that was very shy and closed off to someone that is more independent and outgoing than she has ever been, We know that this change is because of the expert guidance and lessons of the Khanyisa team. Kaela has gained strength of mind and an understanding of the way the world works when there are other people around her.

One example of this is – in the past when we took her along to the shops she would pick whatever she liked (sometimes multiple items) but when it came time to pay she would not want to hand over the items to the cashier to scan and pay. She would literally fall to the floor and cry. Now, however through the reward / tuck shop system taught at Khanyisa, Kaela has learned that she can get a monetary reward for good deeds, and then use her own money for her goodies from the shop – so now when it’s time to pay the goods at areal shop, the money gets handed over to the cashier no problem.

Her verbal abilities have also progressed immensely – before starting at Khanyisa she would get so frustrated because no one understood what she wanted a lot of the time. She just did not have the vocabulary to express herself – now she tells us in full sentences in clear English exactly what she needs and how she needs it.

We have no doubt that Kaela has found the right place to be, and we have found the right combinations of therapies to help her. We look forward to her progressing even more this year in 2022.

Thank you so much for the work and dedication put in by the Khanyisa team to get Kaela this far in such a short time!”

Written by Kaela’s dad, Jan 2022 – Brendan Govindasamy