It all began back in 2003 while I was working in an outpatient setting with a 45-year old man with moderate to severe expressive aphasia. He could understand everything I was saying, but was unable to respond with the appropriate words. This man had worked for years as a Sales Associate at a very high end men's retail store.

From what I had been told, all the elite businessmen of the city knew him by name and most of them were his regular customers. He wasn't just a salesman; he was a great salesman. He was a talker and knew what to say and how to say it in order to sell a suit worth several thousand dollars. That was before his stroke.

Now, he was struggling to get a single word out.

Like most outpatient clients, I saw him 3 times a week for 1-hour sessions. His sessions always started off slow. We'd work on saying names of objects and other single word tasks with little success and a lot of frustration. However, by the end of our 60 minute session, he would be doing much better, producing more words and becoming more encouraged.

That was Monday, and now it was Wednesday. This session would start off the same way, slow and frustrating. But again, as the session went on, his words began to come out easier. He would then leave and return two to three days later with the same pattern. This happened session after session.

I thought he should have something to do at home to help him carry over his progress from session to session. He needed some kind of homework that he could do during his off days. That is how the concept of Communication Partner began.

Communication Partner produces DVD programs that provide aphasia therapy for individuals to use at home. Our products are based on techniques that have been used in actual speech therapy sessions for years by clinicians. The programs focus on repetition, auditory stimulation and written stimulation.

The theory behind our therapy is based on two beliefs: 1) the proof of the brain's plasticity or "neuroplasticity" and 2) the evidence supporting better outcomes for individuals who receive intensive therapy vs. non-intensive therapy.

I am Kimberly Robbins, the creator of Communication Partner. For the past 14 years, I have been a Speech-Language Pathologist providing face-to-face aphasia therapy to stroke survivors and brain injury victims.

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Kimberly Robbins (M.A., CCC-SLP) received her Masters degree from the University of Memphis. She received her Bachelors degree in Communication Disorders from Harding University. She is currently a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the state of Tennessee. She is a current member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) and is a state representative for the National Aphasia Association. Currently, Kimberly divides her professional time between out patient and acute care services.