Because documentation changes everything
Why Track Your Advocacy
The uncomfortable truth: If you don’t document it, it didn’t happen. In the professional world, verbal agreements disappear. Emails don’t.
What tracking does:
- Creates accountability
- Shows patterns over time
- Provides evidence if needed
- Keeps you organized
- Proves progress (or lack of it)
Advocacy Tracking Toolkit (Download Editable .doc)
Your Evidence File
Keep these documents:
- All email chains
- Meeting notes (yours and theirs)
- Assessment reports
- Medical letters
- Photos/videos showing need
- Examples of your child’s work
- Professional recommendations
Organization tip: One folder per year. Sub-folders for Medical, School, Therapy, Legal.
Success Tracking
Small wins count:
- Teacher agreed to try visual schedule
- Got referral appointment
- Received written confirmation of support
- Had meeting without crying (joke… or not)
- Follow-up email was answered
Document everything. Celebrate all wins.