“Education is a powerful weapon. In medicine it can save your life.”
Robert Arnot, M.D., The Best Medicine.

* What type of doctor does your child need?
Does your child need a primacy care doctor, a specialist for ongoing care, or a specialist for a single consultation such as a second opinion?

* What type of practice do you prefer?
A doctor in solo practice or a two doctors in partnership or a large practice?
A multi-specialty practice or a group focused on only one specialty?
A hospital or a community based clinic?

FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN:
KEEPING YOUR CHILD'S RECORDS

Getting the help we need for our children can be a very daunting task. One of the most powerful tools for facilitating this as we work with professionals is a record book which contains, in an organized way, essential information about your child. Fran Rice, a noted child advocate in the United States, believes parents are in a unique position to create one of these "books" to provide an organized record of information about their child. This record can accelerate the process of professionals gaining familiarity with your child and his/her history. The first task of any expert is to gather information--if you facilitate this process, the doctor/health care professional/educator can spend more time problem solving and intervening, instead of first having to reconstruct your child's "story".