by Dancing Wombat | Oct 26, 2016 | Blog, Coping Strategies
Well, today is now yesterday’s tomorrow. Train Wombat is still in bed, showing no signs of going to school. The only thing he will say to me is “Get out”, when I go in to speak to him. Oh, apart from threatening to put a bolt back on the door. Resilience –...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog, Coping Strategies
“What will I put in as the reason for his absence?” The school administration assistant spoke gently. I’d already told her that my son wasn’t in a great place this morning. He was still in bed. At 10.20. “Parent choice?” I considered this for about two seconds. Parent...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 18, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies
For people with ASD, the smallest change in routine or expectations can have the most enormous impact. Often, it’s quite obvious that something’s the matter, but you just don’t know what it is. Your child’s words are inadequate and their body language is only giving...
by Dancing Wombat | Sep 10, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
People with ASD often have high levels of anxiety. Australia’s Tony Attwood, an expert on autism, explains why: “When one considers the inevitable difficulties people with Asperger’s syndrome have with regard to social reasoning, empathy, conversation skills, a...
