How should I prepare for my initial appointment?
What to expect
During your first visit, we will ask you about specific concerns you have about your child's neurological health. It is often helpful to bring a written list of all concerns and questions with you. Your child's medical history will be gathered, and a neurological examination will be conducted.
What to bring
If your child has had any prior neurological or general medical evaluations, such as imaging, blood work, consultations, etc., you may want to bring the documentation with you. It is very important that you bring any school evaluations, such as psychological testing, educational testing if ever done, as well as any individual education plans.
What to complete
If your concern is about your child's attention, focusing, memory, behavior, learning, development, socialization, reading, writing, or written expression, please print out and complete the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales – Initial - Parent Informant, and ask your child's teachers to complete the Vanderbilt Assessment Scales – Initial - Teacher Informant. Additionally, please complete the BCDFS-CA Long Form.
If your child has tutors, coaches, or other people helping him/her learn, consider asking these people to complete the teacher's questionnaire as well.
Lastly, please complete the Anxiety Scale GAD-7 and Depression Scale PHQ-9, even if you do not have any overt concerns about your child having anxiety or depression.
How should I prepare for a follow-up appointment?
If your child is being monitored by us for attention problems, please complete the Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, Follow-Up - Parents, and ask your child's teachers to complete the Vanderbilt Assessment Scale - Follow-Up - Teachers.
If your child is on a medication for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), try to think primarily about the medicine hours when you complete your assessment scale.
If any anxiety problems have been identified in the past or if your child is being treated for anxiety, please complete a GAD-7 as well.
Also, please make sure you have all the additional records your provider requested at the initial visit. This may include attention assessment scales, questionnaires, prior educational testing, individual education plan, prior consultations, and records from other providers, etc.
How do I send records or information to your office?
Please fax documents to 862-465-9914 or you may upload documents through your patient portal.
If you do not have patient portal access, please click here to register.
Where do I find the forms I need to complete?
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, initial, parent informant
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, initial, teacher informant
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, follow-up, parent informant
Vanderbilt Assessment Scale, follow-up, teacher informant
Review of systems form-initial visit