by Dancing Wombat | Jan 25, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Identity and Belonging
Welcome back to Dancing Wombat dear reader! I’m looking forward to sharing 2017’s tales, trials and triumphs with you. For now – the Australian summer holidays are almost done. The beginning of Term 1 brings us all back to issues that holidays help us take...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 5, 2016 | Achievements, Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Not seeing the wood for the trees Do you ever have those moments when the blindingly obvious suddenly hits you between the eyes? One of those, “Duh – why didn’t I think of this before?” moments? In my case, such moments are usually followed by guilt and self-criticism...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 10, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Family and Community
Meltdowns. They’re never a good thing. Whether in nuclear reactors or our children, once they start, they can be very hard to stop and the results are often unpredictable. But after Littlest Wombat’s fuse blew recently, triggering a chain reaction which neither his...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 7, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies
What’s not to love about love stories? Especially for teenagers? Well, let’s think – how should we love them? I’ve been thinking about Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The classic love story. Standard Year 9 English fare. Cue embarrassed titters from...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 3, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog
I looove words. My Wombats roll their eyes when I get excited over discovering the etymology of a particular word. I call them “boxer shorts” moments. That refers to the time when I realised why boxer shorts were so called. (I don’t follow boxing – that’s probably why...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 18, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies
For people with ASD, the smallest change in routine or expectations can have the most enormous impact. Often, it’s quite obvious that something’s the matter, but you just don’t know what it is. Your child’s words are inadequate and their body language is only giving...
