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Why Traditional Language Therapy Fails Autistic Gestalt Language Processors

This post explores how standard language therapy often clashes with the needs of autistic gestalt language processors—individuals who learn to speak in full phrases rather than word-by-word. It advocates for more supportive, natural approaches that align with how these communicators truly learn and express themselves.

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“This is the language course we missed in school”

Leslie W., M.A., CCC-SLP

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“This is the language course we missed in school”

– Leslie, M.A., CCC-SLP

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“This is the language course we missed in school”

– Leslie, M.A., CCC-SLP

NLA SLP International Registry POLICIES

Here are the Communication Development Center Policies that we all probably agree on, because we care about our clients, potential clients, and their families. We want to remind everyone that we are not in competition with one another, rather as a team spreading our neurodiversity mindsets and providing Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition expertise with the world. We want potential clients to know who we are as professionals, but we don’t want to appear to be competing or end up competing with each other. We are all in this together, all learning, and all capable of learning more along with our clients and families, no matter how experienced or well educated we are.

We also presume that we are all SLPs, SLTS, SLPAS, CDAS, and not BCBAs and RBTs. We also presume that we are all ND-affirming, not compliance-based, use child-led therapy, are family focused, and acknowledge the principles of child development and the development of self-regulation.

Each of us is proud of the courses we’ve taken, readings we’ve done, in services we’ve provided in our school or clinic etc… but we’re not in competition with each other so our policy is to respect that our comment section reflects collegiality.

Here are some examples that might illustrate what families would be looking for:

Autistic SLP, specializing in ND-affirming client and family support
Multilingual; Indian subcontinent languages
Extensive experience 18 months-18 years
Experience with early childhood Stages 1, 2, and 3
Experience with children 18 months-10 years
Experience with older students up to 18-years
Experience with all ages through early 20s
Clinic-based and School-based experience and 2 NLA courses
In-home experience after taking the Natural Communication course in Spanish
Clinic-based experience with bilingual Hindi and English; completed Uncleft course
Team-based services in ND-affirming Elementary School
Currently taking the Natural Communication course after completing the Meaningful Speech course
OT supported co-treatment with some of our clinic-based clients using NLA and sensory integrative strategies
Actively learning about AAC supports for GLPs
AAC experience with apraxic/dyspraxic individuals and GLPs University clinic-based services for ALPs and GLPs of all ages
Remote services in underserved communities
Providing virtual consultative services in these locations

Since our goal is to both reflect your practice as you want to reflect it and maintain the collegiality we mentioned earlier, we will contact you if we feel that an edit to your listing would better reflect those values.

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