Speech Therapy Intake Form

The Speech Therapy Intake Form is designed specifically for speech-language pathology practices, capturing the detailed communication and swallowing history that SLPs need for comprehensive evaluation and treatment planning. This template collects patient demographics alongside a thorough assessment of communication concerns covering speech articulation (sound errors, intelligibility rating), language skills (receptive and expressive language, vocabulary, sentence structure), fluency (stuttering frequency, severity, secondary behaviors), voice quality (hoarseness, breathiness, pitch, volume, vocal fatigue), and pragmatic/social communication skills. The swallowing section screens for dysphagia symptoms including coughing or choking during meals, food avoidance, weight loss, and aspiration pneumonia history.

Built for pediatric speech therapy, adult speech therapy, voice therapy, dysphagia management, and cognitive-communication rehabilitation practices, this form includes sections for developmental history (speech and language milestones, first words, first sentences), hearing status and audiological evaluation history, prior speech-language evaluations and therapy (setting, duration, goals achieved), current educational placement and IEP/504 status for pediatric patients, medical history relevant to communication (cleft palate, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury, stroke, Parkinson's disease, laryngeal surgery), and family communication concerns. The adult cognitive-communication section captures attention, memory, executive function, and problem-solving concerns.

All fields are HIPAA-compliant and structured for the speech-language pathology intake workflow. The form accommodates both pediatric and adult populations with conditional sections that adapt to the patient's age. Pre-visit completion by patients or caregivers ensures that the SLP has a complete communication profile before the evaluation, enabling more efficient assessment and earlier initiation of targeted therapy.