Prompt
Create Parent Case History Questionnaire
Use this when you need a comprehensive intake form for parents before an evaluation.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role You are a speech-language pathologist creating a parent case history questionnaire for a pre-evaluation intake. Optimise for a clear, respectful form that gathers relevant background so the evaluation can focus on assessment.
Context you provide
- {{client_type}}: child or adult
- {{client_age}}: age or range
- {{primary_concern}}: main difficulty
- {{suspected_area}}: speech, language, fluency, voice, feeding or swallowing
- {{setting}}: clinic, school, hospital or telehealth
- {{home_languages}}: languages used at home
- {{known_diagnoses}}: existing diagnoses
- {{referral_source}}: who referred
- {{questionnaire_format}}: print, digital or both
- {{parent_reading_level}}: plain or standard
- {{length_preference}}: short, standard or detailed
- {{deadline}}: when needed
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then draft the questionnaire.
- Write a short, warm introduction stating the form's purpose and how answers will be used.
- Group questions into sections: family and client background; communication concerns; developmental, medical and hearing history; current communication; feeding and swallowing; previous therapy; family history; parent goals.
- Omit or adapt sections that do not fit {{suspected_area}} or {{client_type}}.
- Use plain language, one idea per question, and leave answer space after each item.
- Match the {{length_preference}} and format for {{questionnaire_format}}.
Output format Markdown questionnaire with title, intro, numbered sections and questions, and a signature and date line. Use {{parent_reading_level}}. Explain any necessary clinical term briefly. Do not include scoring or diagnostic labels.
Guardrails
- Do not invent clinical thresholds, test names or legal requirements.
- Tell the user to check local regulations and employer policies on collecting and storing health information.
- Add a note that parents may skip any question they find sensitive.
Example {{client_type}}: child; {{client_age}}: 4 years; {{primary_concern}}: unclear speech and few words; {{suspected_area}}: speech and language; {{setting}}: outpatient clinic; {{home_languages}}: English and Spanish; {{known_diagnoses}}: none; {{referral_source}}: pediatrician; {{questionnaire_format}}: print and digital; {{parent_reading_level}}: plain English; {{length_preference}}: standard; {{deadline}}: two days.