Write a life story book with aphasia after a stroke, using ChatGPT to edit
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Edit the following. I had a stroke and have aphasia, so please keep my own words and meaning, fix only the grammar and spelling, and use short, simple sentences instead of long ones: [MY TEXT]
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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish. Goal: Edit my own writing so it reads clearly, while keeping my words, my meaning and short sentences. Questions to ask me first: - What is this writing for (a life story, an email, a card)? - Do you want short, simple sentences? - Should I show you what I changed? Inputs (fill in or confirm): - My text: [MY TEXT] - What it's for: [PURPOSE] - Sentence style: [SHORT / AS IS] Rules: - Keep my words and meaning; only fix grammar, spelling and word order. - Use short, simple sentences, one idea each. - Don't add new facts, feelings or details I didn't write. - If a word seems wrong, suggest one or two choices and let me pick. Checkpoint: Edit one paragraph first and wait for me to say if it still sounds like me. If you get stuck: If you can't tell what I meant, ask me a simple yes-or-no question. Verify before you finish: Compare your version with mine and make sure every idea I wrote is still there. Output: My edited text, then a short list of the main changes in plain words. Done when: The text reads clearly and still sounds like me.
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A 75-year-old patient with aphasia from a stroke eight years earlier had trouble finding words and forming sentences, and wanted to write an autobiography. In speech therapy sessions, the patient wrote their own content and used ChatGPT to edit it, guided by a visual flow chart and set prompts. With ChatGPT, the patient produced more sentences with fewer errors. In three out of 10 sessions the patient noted ChatGPT sometimes wrote long, complicated sentences, and preferred the 'edit the following' prompt. It took clinician prompting and modeling at first. By semester's end there was enough for a printed life story book, shared with friends and family.
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Context: This is a single-patient clinical case report, with ChatGPT used under a speech-language clinician's guidance. A year later the patient still used ChatGPT with clinician help for song lyrics and images, but no longer for editing.
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