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 | Sep 1, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies
One of our guinea pigs ran away this afternoon. Guinea pig rescue ops swung into action and the escapee was eventually retrieved, thank goodness. Later reflecting on the search and rescue effort, I realised that it was the perfect metaphor for what one of my children...
by Dancing Wombat | May 30, 2017 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
What’s the difference between a good joke and a bad joke timing. Wait… give it a few seconds… Got it? Timing is important. It’s the difference between conception and mis(sed) conception, between sausages sizzled and sausages frizzled, between stepping onto the...
by Dancing Wombat | Dec 5, 2016 | Achievements, Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Not seeing the wood for the trees Do you ever have those moments when the blindingly obvious suddenly hits you between the eyes? One of those, “Duh – why didn’t I think of this before?” moments? In my case, such moments are usually followed by guilt and self-criticism...
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...
