This is Eden sitting next to a HUGE waterfall up at Diamond Lake. It's only about 20 miles from our house. So, I thought this will be fun for a Family Saturday. We fished and caught 7 trout, bbq, and hiked. It was a really good day for Eden. He is such a sweety.

We have been having a lot of hard times with Eden lately. For those that don't know, Eden was diagnosed with Asberger's (Autism) in September 2010. It took me 2 long years to get him diagnosed and finally we had a path to follow for speech and physical therapy, as well as educational needs. It hasn't been an easy road.

Education needs have been hard to meet. His IQ tests were really high and did not qualify for S.E. (Special Education) but needed behavioral management. He couldn't get that because he doesn't qualify for S.E. And he wasn't receiving speech at all! And it is also mandated for every child with an autist spectrum diagnosis to have special education as well. So, this led to the decision to homeschool.

Eden was having a hard time adjusting to a classroom setting and behaving poorly. School officals were calling constantly and we have found a solution. He will be at home full time and I will be transporting him for speech therapy.

Joel and I have also decided to look into treatment options for Eden. Like I said earlier, he is having a really hard time with any activity; church, school, park, home, etc. We believe we need to get a another licensed professional in the picture and discuss medication. *No dirty faces* I am fully aware and don't believe in medication unless it is of absolute neccesity. We hvae come to that point and only want the best for Eden. He will be seeing the doctor tomorrow. Updates to come.



*Thought it would be fun to add this cute photo. Joel and Eden holding hands at Diamond Lake. They sure love each other.*


Love,
Staci