by Dancing Wombat | Oct 12, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Family and Community, Health and Fitness
Dear medical professionals everywhere, My name is Jennie and I have four great kids. Three of our four have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Two of our boys are on the “high functioning” end of ASD but our oldest child also has autism, a mild intellectual disability,...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 27, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging
Siblings. It can be a tough gig. Sharing hand-me-downs, bedrooms and nits. And are we all doomed by birth order anyway? My own experience is consistent with the research. I’m living proof of the bossy oldest child who pairs up with another bossy oldest. Then, having...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 10, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Family and Community, Identity and Belonging, Socialisation
“Mum, why can’t I go to Guides any more?” Every time my daughter asks this, it cuts me to the core. Starting off in Junior Guides, she was involved for around eight wonderful years. At the age when girls usually progress to Ranger Guides, her unit happily embraced her...
by Dancing Wombat | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
It was about 9pm – getting late. Dancing Wombat was on her bed, scrolling through the usual YouTube music videos on her iPad, having reached her step target for the day. Littlest Wombat was asleep. Train Wombat was on his computer in his room, and Free Running Wombat...
by Dancing Wombat | Jul 17, 2016 | Blog, Family and Community, Socialisation
Hey there! Hoop-la! The circus is in town! Have you seen the elephant? Have you seen the clown? Have you seen the dappled horse gallop round the ring? Have you seen the acrobats on the dizzy swing? – From “The Circus” by C.J.Dennis, A Book for Kids, 1921...
by Dancing Wombat | May 23, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Family and Community
In my recent reflection on my daughter’s Presentation Ball, I mentioned a comment that a senior educator made about her success in colouring-in. There is a back story to this. For now, though, it’s probably enough to know that last year at school, we (being hubby and...
