If you prep ahead of time, you can make stockpiling and disaster plan decisions with a clear head. One of the main advantages of planning ahead is being able to meet with your child's doctor to guarantee you have enough medication, discover if there are any alternatives to add to your stockpile and what to do if you start running low on those medications. It will not only give you a peace of mind, but it will also keep your special needs child happy and healthy, which is your top priority.

Inventory of Needs

It all starts with some good observation. It is not always that your young one will be speaking telling you what they need, he may not even know what he needs.

• Routine Medicines
• First Aid Box
• Additional Clothing / Accessories (including diapers, wipes, gloves, wheelchair, stander, walker)
• Medical Supplies (feeding tube supplies, bags, catheters)
• Food Supplements
• Communication

There is nothing better than communicating and learning about your child’s needs alongside with making him understand what is good and what is bad and sharing your prepping plans with them. The subjects of these talks can be as ordinary as fire escape plans, our family meeting place, why we’re stockpiling certain things, and everything else one can think of.

Advanced Preparation Saves a Lot

Part of your prepping plans should include alternate transportation ideas like a stroller you can pull behind a bike.

Prepare for the Most Likely Event First

What event is most likely in your area? If you haven’t yet started getting prepared, prep for that event first.

Start by getting a 3-day supply built up of all your loved one’s essentials.

When you’re making plans for a crisis, you might find it makes more sense to stay put. That way you don’t have to leave all of your equipment and medical stockpiles behind.

Storing the Right Things

It is about stock piling the right things and making sure that your supplies are always refilled, and machines re-calibrated. Make sure that when you are stock piling there are no expired medications in your cupboard. An essential to stock are baby wipes.

Learn Alternatives to Medication

Ensure that you know the purpose behind every drug your loved one takes. You can see if there are over-the-counter medications that might work in a pinch as an alternative.

When you can no longer pick up medications, take an inventory of everything you have and see how many doses that is. Then, work backwards to slowly cut the doses down. Instead of going from a full dose to nothing when you run out, you already have a plan in place for stepping off the med.

Have you prepped with a special needs child? Let us know if you have any additional advice!

Article Source: The Prepper Journal