by Dancing Wombat | Dec 9, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
It was Sunday evening. Supergirl, aka Dancing Wombat, was in charge of preparing dinner. This was part of a new routine, helping her practise her independence skills in a real-life situation. She had chosen the recipe, written out a shopping list, done the shopping...
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 | Nov 30, 2016 | Blog, Learning Through Performance, Life Skills, Sensory Issues, Socialisation
Shopping at the supermarket is a pretty basic life skill, which many kids pick up automatically, from immersion and casual observation. Other children benefit from more deliberate modelling. However, some – like Dancing Wombat – need frequent, purposeful and...
by Dancing Wombat | Oct 5, 2016 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Life Skills, Sensory Issues
Dancing Wombat’s travel training continues. I suspect it will for many years. But this time, I wanted to start testing out train routes.Taking public transport out to Grandma Wombat involves taking a tram down the road and then a train. So when Dancing Wombat asked me...
by Dancing Wombat | Sep 24, 2016 | Blog, Life Skills, Sensory Issues
The Royal Melbourne Show is a sensory feast – or a sensory assault, depending on your perspective. If someone asks, just before the September school holidays begin, “Are you going to the Show?” we all know exactly which show. Like all agricultural shows, it began as a...
