by Dancing Wombat | Mar 26, 2017 | Blog, Health and Fitness, Sensory Issues
The “nose-teeth” connection Dancing Wombat was in hospital recently. She had an operation on her nose to help her stop grinding her teeth during her sleep, among other things. However, she only had this operation due to a chance conversation I had with my dentist late...
by Dancing Wombat | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Learning Through Performance, Life Skills, Sensory Issues, Socialisation
Shopping at the supermarket is a pretty basic life skill, which many kids pick up automatically, from immersion and casual observation. Other children benefit from more deliberate modelling. However, some – like Dancing Wombat – need frequent, purposeful and...
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 | Oct 5, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills, Sensory Issues
Dancing Wombat’s travel training continues. I suspect it will for many years. But this time, I wanted to start testing out train routes.Taking public transport out to Grandma Wombat involves taking a tram down the road and then a train. So when Dancing Wombat asked me...
by Dancing Wombat | Sep 24, 2016 | Blog, Life Skills, Sensory Issues
The Royal Melbourne Show is a sensory feast – or a sensory assault, depending on your perspective. If someone asks, just before the September school holidays begin, “Are you going to the Show?” we all know exactly which show. Like all agricultural shows, it began as a...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 5, 2016 | Blog, Sensory Issues
“My daughter refuses to wear anything with a design on it. Is this normal for people with Asperger’s syndrome?” wrote a mother in a Facebook post recently. My first thought on reading her comment was, why is this a problem? My second thought was, what is “normal” when...
