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 | Jun 6, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Sword at the ready My youngest sleeps with his sword. Not all the time. Just sometimes. After all, nighttime is when everything is quiet, but our minds can be alarmingly active. Especially when you have ASD and the day just spools through your head, on a rewind-replay...
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 30, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills
Having pets is an eye-opener for children living in comfortable suburbia. Pets are great teachers for the subjects of life, love, and loss. As well as the two dogs, our four guinea pigs (two male and two female) were part of our family life. The kids –...
by Dancing Wombat | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings. Lao Tzu Well, that’s all well and good. I mean, Chinese philosophy is great – very philosophical and deep – but unfortunately, it’s not a convincing argument for a 10 year old Aspie. New beginnings are often just...
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,...
