by Dancing Wombat | Sep 7, 2017 | Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
Well, I got it all smashed up last night. No, not from hitting a glass ceiling or doing fancy things with avocados. The passenger mirror on our family van. And I did it with an audience – not just two of my boys in the back of the car, but the six or so workmen in the...
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 | 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 | Jun 4, 2016 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
It’s Friday morning. Hubby Wombat has to leave early for work. I’m due at a Tony Attwood and Sue Larkey seminar on Autism at 9.00. On the other side of town. Precisely when Dancing Wombat is due at the local primary school where she has been helping this term. She’s...
