lists for everything

I am a list maker by nature. Lists of doctors, lists of what I need to make for Thanksgiving dinner, I don’t dare go into the grocery store unarmed or I’ll come home with $200 worth of nothing that makes 2 weeks of meals. Now I have to teach my daughter how to do that for herself.

We still don’t have a formal diagnosis. Partly because we decided to forgo the pediatrician for her sister’s developmental pediatrician. We turned in all the home and teacher evaluation paperwork. They should call to schedule any day now. I digress.

As part of her OT, we are making lists for daily tasks. The plan is to make it easy for her to succeed and slowly make it more challenging. She has trouble following through on tasks. This leads us to an ADD theory. We can see bit of the ADHD in their, but it’s not enough to convince us of it. Sensory integration dysfunction is still on the table, too.

The lists help- as long as I reminder her to check them. The morning list is also in her room and her bathroom. She has lists for each of her weekly chores and bedtime, too. It’s a lot of work keeping up on all of them. Not to mention the monotony of “what’s next on the list?”

I welcome your suggestions.

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