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,...
by Dancing Wombat | Jan 25, 2017 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Identity and Belonging
Welcome back to Dancing Wombat dear reader! I’m looking forward to sharing 2017’s tales, trials and triumphs with you. For now – the Australian summer holidays are almost done. The beginning of Term 1 brings us all back to issues that holidays help us take...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 25, 2016 | Family and Community, Life Skills, Wombat Recommends
If you want a helpful resource for the Aspie tween or teen in your life, I can recommend The Asperkid’s SECRET Book of Social Rules – The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome. It’s a great book for parents and...
