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• Celebrating 33 Years!

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“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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In 1977 one of the first workbooks for aphasia rehabilitation was developed by Kathryn Kilpatrick, a speech and language pathologist who has worked with patients in their homes since 1974. At that time the title was “Therapy Guide for the Adult with Speech and Language Disorders,” and it quickly became one of the standard speech therapy rehabilitation productions and is still a very popular product three decades later.

Kathryn identified a need for materials that families and caregivers could use in between therapy sessions. One of the features that she deemed important was to have the products in large print and organized so that materials could be easily located.

In the next 10 years came Volumes 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , a Spanish version of Volume 1, along with videotapes. Volume 1 met the basic needs, but additional products were created to meet the various interests and levels of functioning of adults with neurological deficits. The products were also updated and the titles were changed omitting the word adult when many therapists reported that they found these materials also applicable to the school age population as well.

Activity professionals were finding these products to be very useful. To supplement the wide variety of therapy tools, Kathryn developed a series of products to enhance the quality of life of the older adult and support their families, friends and caregivers. Specializing in working with those with memory impairments, she created a series of reminiscence products to encourage meaningful activities. Sometimes the precious time we have with each other is easy to take for granted, so these products were designed to help create special memories. Observing caregiver stress led to the development of Because You Care and Walking the Path to Memory Fitness, which were created for all ages to improve the day-to-day ability to recall information at home, at work and for successful aging and quality of life.

For more information on Kathryn Kilpatrick’s work visit www.connectionsincommunication.com.