The Parent Context Contract for a Care-Search Intake Flow
A parent-facing intake system should preserve context across contact steps, instead of collecting the same story repeatedly.
An intake system needs a context contract. When a parent records an example from daily life, names a scheduling limit, or asks a particular question, the next step should receive those exact inputs. Otherwise the system makes the parent begin again.
A minimal contract
{
"daily_life_example": "string",
"family_question": "string",
"practical_constraint": "string",
"provider_response": "string",
"next_step": "string"
}
This is a product pattern, not a diagnosis model. The family retains control of its language and the provider still performs the professional assessment.
The parent perspective behind How to Build Confidence in an Autistic Child Through Everyday Skills is a useful reason not to flatten a family’s goal into a status field. The structured questions in Questions to Ask an ABA Provider show the kinds of answers the contract should retain.
For workflow context, read A Better First Call, the family-centered planning approach before calling, the logistics plan before care begins, the first-month listening guide, and the operating system behind a trustworthy first call.
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