Gestalt Language Processing

Auteur

Ali Battye is a Speech and Language Therapist with 25 years of experience supporting autistic and neurodivergent children. She is the author of three previous highly respected books on AAC and self-care for Allied Health Professionals. Ali regularly supervises other SLTs, provides training and attends speaking events to further awareness of AAC and language development for autistic and neurodivergent children.

Texte du rabat

This book sets out the stages of Gestalt Language Processing and the steps in therapy to effectively help neurodivergent children, young people and adults to move on with their language development, supporting them to become independent and creative language users.

Contenu

1. An Introduction to Gestalt Language Processing 2. Identification and Partnership 3. Foundational Principles 4. Taking and Scoring a Language Sample 5. Stage 1: Language Gestalts 6. Stage 2: Mitigations 7. Stage 3: Referential Single Words 8. Stage 4: Generation of First Sentences 9. Stages 5 and 6: Complex to Complete Grammar 10. Regulation Supports 11. GLP and Access to Speech 12. GLP and AAC 13. GLP and Literacy 14. Supporting Older GLPs 15. Neurodiversity Affirming Practice