What documents should I collect?
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In a nutshell
Previous reports and school information can provide useful context, but you do not need every document your child has ever received. Focus on information that helps explain your child's history and everyday functioning.
Useful documents may include
Depending on your child's circumstances, your clinician may find it helpful to review:
- school reports
- previous psychology reports
- speech pathology reports
- occupational therapy reports
- paediatrician or specialist letters
- educational or learning assessments
- other relevant medical information
Not every family will have all of these, and that is completely fine.
School reports can show patterns over time
School reports can sometimes help show how concerns, strengths or support needs have changed across different years.
You do not necessarily need to upload every report from your child's entire schooling.
Older reports may be useful where they show a recurring pattern or provide important developmental context.
Quality matters more than quantity
A large folder of unrelated documents is not automatically more useful.
The goal is to provide information that helps your clinician understand your child's history, current functioning and previous support.
Good to know
A smaller set of relevant, organised documents is usually more useful than uploading everything simply because you have it.
What if I cannot find an old report?
Do not let one missing document stop you from preparing for assessment.
Many assessments begin before every report has been located. If additional information becomes available later, your clinician can decide whether it is useful to review.
How Threadline keeps documents organised
You can upload relevant reports to your child's Assessment Package as you find them.
This keeps documents alongside your questionnaires, history and other assessment information rather than spread across different folders and email chains.