Kim is a remedial teacher by trade and has 3 special needs children, now all adults. Kim's eldest son is 31 with Frontal lobe brain injury at 4 yrs old due to a car accident. Kristie , 28 has severe dyslexia with ADHD, and Sammi , 22 Autistic and Alexic.
She ran a Special Needs school for 5 years. She is also a Director of the Centre of Justice for Special Needs NPO. Kim is raising funds to open coffee shops employing autistic young adults. Special Knead Cafe on FB is the platform for all things neuro diverse and it's become the voice of autism in South Africa.