by Dancing Wombat | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Well, I got it all smashed up last night. No, not from hitting a glass ceiling or doing fancy things with avocados. The passenger mirror on our family van. And I did it with an audience – not just two of my boys in the back of the car, but the six or so workmen in the...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 5, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
When disaster strikes, we don’t just hear about the tragedy. We also hear survival stories, and and learn of the near misses. The people who would have been on the train, but were delayed. Those who decided at the last minute to take the next flight. Or to wait a bit...
by Dancing Wombat | May 10, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
The anxiety monster is a terrible beast. It’s nebulous, amorphous, and insidiously destructive. Like fog, it can envelop a person completely, yet when they lash out against it, there’s nothing there. Nothing concrete to grasp. How do you fight what you can’t name? I...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. Lao Tzu Well, that’s all well and good. I mean, Chinese philosophy is great – very philosophical and deep – but unfortunately, it’s not a convincing argument for a 10 year old Aspie. New beginnings are often just...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 16, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Any job can be stressful and parenting is no different. You’ll be familiar with the concept of ‘caring for the carer’ – especially important if you care for a special needs person, since this brings extra emotional and physical stresses. These...
by Dancing Wombat | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging
Dear Autism, I’ve been knowingly living with you since June 2001. Although on reflection, it might have been longer. Anyway, in all this time I’ve never really opened my heart to you and shared our story. Thave been times I’ve sworn at you, raged at you,...
