In January 2024, My youngest Son Codi was Diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder).
Before the Diagnosis both Myself and his mum struggled to understand what was going on in that complex unique mind of his, why doesn’t he want to be cuddled, why does he seem so frustrated.
I was guilty of not being educated or aware enough to see he wasn’t the “Naughty Child” as i so regularly labelled him as but the was something different between him and not only his older brother Kaleb & older sister Elia-Jade but also the children in his class at school.
After research and conversations between family and friends we made the decision to have him assessed, what a difference it made once he was diagnosed we knew as parents we had to educate ourselves to make every day a little easier for him and the family.
The more Codi taught me about his unique ways the more i noticed i wasn’t alone when it comes to awareness and education, when out in public i could feel others thought he was the “Naughty Child” too and it hit me what if he was wearing his “Tism” with pride, a design that would show you he’s not the “Naughty Child” but the “Unique Child”.
This inspired me to take a deeper look into my own life, in 2022 sadly we lost my biggest inspiration in life my mum who would have been my biggest fan of this, during that time i had gone through every emotion then i looked at the daily struggles of the people around me my wife, my siblings, my friends and i thought what if i could educate and spread awareness on all disabilities, every day difficulties, mental health etc, a relatable clothing brand that you can wear with pride.
So i came up with the name KEC clothing named after my 3 Beautiful Children Kaleb, Elia & Codi.
