Feb 13, 2023 | communication, Featured, Speech & Language
Gestalt language processing is the name given to a type of language development. Although it was identified in the 70’s, it has only recently been given more recognition. Research indicates that a high percentage of autistic children process language in this way,...
Jan 13, 2023 | Autism, Monthly Reviews, Podcast of the Month, Speech & Language
An Introduction to Gestalt Language Development If you have, or work with, a child who uses echolalia, intonation or jargon to communicate this will be a really informative podcast for you. Listen to two speech language therapists talking about what this is, and how...
Oct 14, 2022 | News & Updates, Speech & Language, Topics of Interest
DLD is not as well-known as for example autism, and yet it is as common asautism. This is why we are talking about DLD today! What is it? Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a significant difficulty withunderstanding and/or using spoken language, in all...
Jun 14, 2022 | Autism, Book of the Month, Neurodiversity, Speech & Language
Ido in Autismland by Ido Kedar Our book and podcast theme this month is focused on the non-speaking community. Our book choice is by Ido Kedar, who describes himself as a non-speaking, autistic person. His book is hard to put down, but also painful to read at times....
May 4, 2022 | Autism, Monthly Reviews, Podcast of the Month, Speech & Language
Uniquely Human Podcast – Echolalia and Unconventional Verbal Behaviour (Episode 45) Many of our children have echolalia and the reasons for this are not always well understood. Advice on what to do can be confusing and contradictory. Echolalia means the...
Mar 23, 2022 | Featured, Speech & Language, Topics of Interest
Does your school-aged child seem to have difficulty following multi-step directions? Perhaps they tend to leave out details when you give them instructions? Does your child get easily distracted by background noise? They might have an Auditory Processing Disorder...
