It's only mid-January and there have already been lots of changes at the Mosley Institution of Higher Learning.    For one, I think sometime in the next week or so I'm going to switch to blogger.  I've gotten some really good tips from people already using it so I may try it for a while.

The other major change is in December my middle ds (Ethan, 5) was evaluated for OCD.  Our family doctor agreed there were some issues with Ethan that were beyond his expertise so he sent us to a specialist.  Come to find out, it's not OCD but actually it's Aspergers.  This doctor said that his behaviors were more repetitive than obsessive plus a whole other list of things I won't get into right now.  Unfortunately, we've been down this road before.......

Our oldest was evaluated when he was 4 and we were told that he has some Asperger tendencies along with some anxiety issues.    Never a dull moment in our house.  So now, I'm trying to revamp our homeschool schedule and/or curriculum to better fit their needs.  If you have any experience with teaching an Aspie or have any advice, feel free to leave me a comment or email me. 

Also, since I now have at least one child on the autism spectrum, Mike and I decided to stop Aden's vaccinations at least for now.    The thought of getting his 1 year immunizations literally makes me ill.  I can't bear the thought.  I've known too many parents who had neuro-typical children until they received the MMR vaccine and maybe some others.  I even tried spacing Aden's shots out where he only got one at a time and they were spaced at least 2 weeks apart, but my heart wasn't really in that either.  Since we homeschool we won't need a shot record for school or anything (thank goodness), but I'm sure I'll end up battling it out with well-meaning family and friends.  Of course, some of those are the same ones that give me a hard time about homeschooling. LOL

Anyway, that's the latest news for us.  We're getting back into our school routine which has been better for all of us.  I hope this semester is a good one for you.  Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment so I'll know you were here.

Hugs,

Amanda

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