Language
Here’s Marge’s first article, the one that launched her into ten years of writing regular articles and columns for the Autism-Asperger’s Digest! In it, she asks the question, “Why are autistic children sometimes viewed as lacking the ability and motivation to develop natural language?” Read for yourself the humble beginnings of this Natural Language Acquisition movement!
Please excuse the out-dated language in this and all of these articles.
If I could revise these published articles, I would honor the now-preferred ‘identify first’ language.
We know that autistic children progress from echolalia to self-generated language, using the same process as neurotypical kids. And we know that “…researchers found that gestalt language processors use echolalic language as a source material for developing their self-generated grammar.” This article from 2013 is one of the foundational articles about Natural Language Acquisition. Short and sweet, please share this with your colleagues tomorrow!
Please excuse the out-dated language in this and all of these articles.
If I could revise these published articles, I would honor the now-preferred ‘identify first’ language.
This was the first article written about Natural Language Acquisition and gestalt language development, published in 2005. An excellent article to educate yourself before you have a chance to read the NLA book, it follows the story of Marge’s first autistic client who developed language from echolalia! It explains gestalt language development in enough detail to give anyone confidence to support their gestalt language processor! Marge’s most popular article and highly recommended!
Please excuse the out-dated language in this and all of these articles.
If I could revise these published articles, I would honor the now-preferred ‘identify first’ language.
This is a six-article series from 2010, and a highly recommended gift for the parents of a newly diagnosed autistic child! It introduces gestalt language development in a gentle way that encourages parents to think about their child today after the diagnosis as the same child they were yesterday! It follows with an easy-to-understand explanation of how autistic children develop language naturally! Autistic children achieve grammar, and this article explains, in a step-by-step fashion, exactly how!
Please excuse the out-dated language in this and all of these articles.
If I could revise these published articles, I would honor the now-preferred ‘identify first’ language.
