AI as Your Aphasia Therapy Partner

Created by a stroke survivor in collaboration with speech-language therapists β€” a tool to generate personalized therapy materials in minutes.

John More Retired CTO & Aphasia Recovery Advocate

Why This Matters for Therapists

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Save Time

Create reading passages, naming tasks, and functional practice materials in under a minute.

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Personalize Easily

Adapt exercises to your patient’s age, interests, and therapy goals.

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Support Clinical Practice

AI outputs are drafts β€” always reviewed and integrated with your professional judgment.

How to Get Started

  1. Pick a goal: Reading, naming, or conversation practice.
  2. Describe your patient: Age, severity, and interests.
  3. Generate materials: Copy and paste a prompt into the AI tool.
  4. Review & adapt: Ensure the content fits your therapy plan.

Try This Prompt:

Act as a speech therapist. Create reading material for a 65-year-old patient with mild aphasia who enjoys gardening. Use 4–6 words per sentence, present tense, and include 3 comprehension questions.

What You'll Discover

I'm not here to teach you about speech therapy - you already know far more than I ever will. But I did discover something during my recovery that might address some of the daily challenges I watched my therapists face. I'd like to share what I found and get your thoughts on whether it could be useful.

My Discovery Journey

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Stroke & Diagnosis

Broca's aphasia left me searching for answers about what happened to me

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Patient Curiosity

Used AI to research my condition and understand recovery possibilities

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The Breakthrough

Realized AI could create personalized therapy materials in minutes, not hours

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Collaboration

Worked with therapists to turn discovery into practical clinical tools

The Challenge You Face

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Time Pressure: Limited time between patients to find and adapt materials
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Personalization: Each patient needs materials matching their interests and background
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Progressive Difficulty: Materials must evolve as patients improve
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Limited Resources: Traditional therapy books lack variety and relevance

What AI Can Offer

From This Request:

"Create reading material for a 50-year-old mechanic with Broca's aphasia who loves classic cars"

To Personalized Materials in 30 Seconds:

Mike's Weekend Project
Mike loves old cars. He works on them every weekend. First, he checks the engine parts...
⏱️ Generated in under a minute vs. 20-30 minutes searching

The Core Insight

"AI doesn't make therapy less personal - when used thoughtfully, it makes therapy more personal than ever before. Every patient deserves materials that speak directly to who they are and who they want to become again."
- From 6 months of recovery and discovery

Ready to Try?

You can start experimenting with AI for therapy materials right now:

Copy This Starter Prompt:

Act as a speech therapist. Create reading material for a 45-year-old patient with moderate Broca's aphasia who works in [PROFESSION] and enjoys [HOBBY]. Use 4-6 words per sentence, present tense, high school reading level, with 3 comprehension questions.