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,...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 13, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community
The unexpected offer I had a phone call this week from someone who has, in the past few years, become closely connected with my husband’s family. She rang to ask me about Christmas presents for the Wombats. We chatted briefly. Then she offered words which I found very...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 29, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Sensory Issues, Socialisation
Advent – Preparing for Christmas Christmas is all about preparation, right? Preparing for school concerts, end-of-year gym displays, Christmas cooking, present shopping, decorating the Christmas tree, hanging the wreath on the front door, writing Christmas cards (if...
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 | Oct 25, 2016 | Family and Community, Life Skills, Wombat Recommends
If you want a helpful resource for the Aspie tween or teen in your life, I can recommend The Asperkid’s SECRET Book of Social Rules – The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome. It’s a great book for parents and...
