When Ashleigh Keating is asked if she felt supported during her time in the education system, her answer is simple: “God no.” The university student received her autism diagnosis before preschool and says she doubts she would have completed high school without the constant backing of her family.
“It was never the greatest environment for me,” says Keating, who moved between the public and private systems across Coffs Harbour, Canberra and Sydney.
