Taylor Medication Effectiveness
Taylor Medication Effectiveness
Taylor Medication Effectiveness
1. DESIRED EFFECTS:
Simply fill out as a teacher would a grade report, with these grades:
Grade Rating: The percentage of times the child shows this trait, from among all opportunities to do so.
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2. UNDESIRED EFFECTS:
Please indicate the levels that are happening:
0= This effect is not occurring or is so small that adapting to it requires no effort.
1= This effect is mild and manageable with just a small effort that is not inconvenient.
2= This effect is moderate, causing some inconvenience but still livable with.
3= This effect is severe, causing great inconvenience and cannot be allowed to continue.
RATING EFFECT
_______ Groggy-zonked, too tired
_______ Irritable, weepy shortly after taking pills
_______ Headaches
_______Tics, jerking muscle movement
_______ Appetite decrease
_______ Stomach complaints
_______ Pre-sleep agitation
_______ Other: (describe)
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3. OTHER CHANGES:
Please describe any other negative changes in behavior orperformance since starting this
particular medication arrangement,whether or not you think they might be directly related to this
child’smedication treatment:
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The Pennsylvania Child Welfare Training Program 303: Attention & Activity Disorders in Children & Adolescents