People
One thing that new doctors always ask is who Chelsea has seen prior to this, and for their contact information. For this, I made a simple chart in Microsoft Word. Use 5 columns and as many rows as needed, and then I go chronologically. So:
Date Name Occupation Email Phone
Then I put in the year they worked with Chelsea, the name of the person, their occupation (School OT, private speech therapist, pediatrician, neurologist, dentist, etc). Boom, done. I update it any time I have a new person.
Medical Conditions
Again, all doctors want to know about the medical conditions. For us, I need to remember about 10 different disorders, and I sometimes forget who diagnosed and when, etc. So make another chart!!! This one just needs 3 columns, because the person who did the diagnosing should have their contact information in the above chart.
Date Diagnosed Who Diagnosed Diagnosis
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Growth Chart
I 've had professionals ask about birth head circumference when Chelsea was 4 years old. So keep records!!! Your pediatrician should have these stats if you have been taking them in for well-child check-ups. I track weight, length, and head circumference up to about 3 years old, then just weight and height after that. So just do 4 columns of Date/ Height/ Weight/ Head circumference. Easy Peasy!
Developmental Milestones
I was fortunate to start a journal when Chelsea was born, so I had records of all her milestones, and ALL professionals want to know this! So just 3 column chart with date, developmental milestone, and any notes. This would include things like- first time imitating a sound, first word, first steps, roll over, starting pairing words into phrases, etc.
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