by Speech Pathologist Kerry | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog For Therapists
As speech pathologists, we often rely on standardised assessments and structured tasks to gauge a child’s language comprehension. These assessments commonly include following directions, responding to WH questions, and pointing to pictures to assess receptive...
by Speech Pathologist Kerry | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog For Therapists
When working with children who are gestalt language processors, it’s essential to approach language acquisition from a different perspective. Unlike analytic language processors who build language from words to sentences, gestalt language processors learn...
by Speech Pathologist Kerry | Jan 28, 2025 | Blog For Therapists
As professionals dedicated to nurturing communication skills in children with special needs, understanding the difference between analytic language processing and gestalt language processing is crucial. When gestalt language processors are treated with the wrong...
by Speech Pathologist Kerry | Dec 16, 2024 | Blog For Therapists
A child is using single words so they must be an analytic language user. Right? Wrong! Many gestalt language processors (GLPs) use lots of single words in the early stages. Most people assume that gestalts are only longer scripts from media or from what is said...
by Speech Pathologist Kerry | Nov 8, 2024 | Blog For Therapists
You may be familiar with gestalt language processing (GLP) and you may be aware that many autistic children (but not all) process language this way. GLP is a natural and normal way for some children to acquire language. Despite its prevalence, GLP is often...