by Dancing Wombat | Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Here we are at the end, the beginning, and more of the same. It’s the end of Term 4, the beginning of high school, and possibly six more years steering our youngest away from the vortex of negativity. From the first day, the final 2018 school term has been a tough gig...
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 29, 2018 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
The case for a cat My youngest has been at me for a year to get a cat. That’s a year for him to build up a rock-solid case with someone who’s dead set against cats for pets. I don’t hate cats. But since here in Australia up to 23 million feral cats...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 13, 2018 | Achievements, Blog, Coping Strategies
My oldest son made a courageous decision, a few weeks ago, to return to schooling. He was courageous, because he really didn’t want to do it. He came to this decision reluctantly, begrudgingly…and two weeks into the beginning of term. He was courageous, because he was...
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 | Nov 16, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Learning Through Performance
Students – the gift that keeps on giving! And what a cliffhanger I left everyone on last time! My goodness – would Jennie choose Option 1, 2 or 3 for her problematic group song for the end of year concert? I had all but dismissed Option 1. I really didn’t want to axe...
