Keeping Notebooks

Keeping notebooks for your child is very important. In here you will keep important documents, notes, information relating to your child’s disorder and it makes for easy access should an emergency arrive. I have three. One for “Medical” stuff, one for research that I have done, and one for “ARD/School” related stuff.

In today’s blog I will discuss the Medical Notebook. These are just some ideas. You can customize your notebooks to fit you and your situation.

Medical Notebook:

Tab 1: Appointment Notes:

I take notes at each appointment. Especially relating to medicine changes. You can be under stress during the appointment especially if you had to wait awhile and your little dear is more that a little impatient about the wait and easily forget what the doctor said. Write down any specific directions here too. I also write any questions I might have for the next appointment in here.

Tab 2: Medication Records:

I have one chart that is for all her current meds and dosages. I have charts for each year dating back to her original diagnoses detailing the medicine and the months she was on it. Leave me your e-mail address in the comments sections with a request for these charts and I can send them to you.

Tab 3: Medical Records:

In here I have copies of any special reports, lab reports, hospital discharge papers and any other medical record I have been given a copy of.

Tab 4: Previous Providers

I have a list of all doctors, therapists, and hospitals their address and phone number that has seen my daughter.

Tab 5: Miscellaneous:

In here I keep any miscellaneous documents, such as articles I might want to discuss with my daughter’s provider.