What is Gestalt Language Processing? Is Your Child a Gestalt Language Learner?

Gestalt language development is a hot topic in the world of speech therapy right now!

Join SLP Laura Strenk, as she explains the 2 types of language development, how to know if your child is a Gestalt language learner, and how to support them if they are!

If you have any questions or concerns about your child's language development, please reach out to us today!

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[busterfly]

People trying to find ways to understand communication differences in ways that aren't deficit based and instead about how others can try different technique to get the message makes me smile uncontrollably. I feel like a tiny part of me needs to see this. Thank you

[petercampbell]

Interesting,  

In ESL this is known as lexicogrammar, seeing language as a whole rather than separate entities of grammar and vocabulary.

[jnolen]

This is how my son (with autism, now 26) learns language. I’m glad that this has been better understood now than it was 25 years ago!

[elishamarie]

Thank you for this! My toddler is definitely learning this way. This video helps a lot.

[isamarrios]

This blew my mind. This describes my son 100% wow! My son does have echolalia too.

[PlaySayLLC]

Thank you for this description. I have some families who do not do other forms of social media. I will definitely share this video.

[ywnethw]

This is fantastic, thank you so much!! Concise and accurate and engaging. I'm an autistic peds OT and will be sharing this with parents!

[mjears]

Thank you for this!

Please note that “Gestalt” is a German word, and is pronounced with a hard G.
(It is not related to the word “gestation”.)

[zephyrwrappables]

My son is 4.7yrs old he has just started exploring the world... i m clueless from where shall i start even the therapists are just trying n trying .... but ive notice whatever i keep on repeating he tries to repeat the easier like old mc donalds i used to just sing this rhy and wheels on the bus goes round n round he started repeating iyya iyya yo but then he stopped saying that then our quranic verse i keep on repeating in day time and at night many times he immitates that too though its not clear but he is trying how to teach him i really dont know
While bathing him or switching on and off the light i keep on using on and off but he still doesnt say that
Mum mum he understands is water
Mumma he calls me but when i stop saying that he even stops what shall i do

I want someone to properly guide me with a daily plan atleast teach me how to plan his day with me because i know he is a slow learner but he can do it the therapists can give up but i as a mother wont ever give up

[stinerbros]

would love to read the blog article referenced here!

[TheIoana]

I can't figure it out if my girl is a GLP or analytical, or both. How can I figure it out?

[andreiateixeira]

Thank s very much for this amazing tips. I will try that with my autist son

[hollyboone]

Can you recommend a website or blog where I can get more info on how to best support my child’s language development. He is 6.5 years old and he’s autistic. He doesn’t communicate well and I believe he is GLP. He definitely said phrases before words and he does a lot of repeating. I really really want to be able to communicate with him better so I’m digging in to this to see what I can do. He’s so sweet but it’s a struggle. He doesn’t ask or answer questions. Your video was so helpful but I’d love to find some more things so I can lean into this more with him.

[michaeldaconceicao]

Is this program only for English language or can it be used for any language? Thank you

[mallorywestwood]

Firstly, thank you so much. My child is 3.5y old and is a GLP, he scripts mostly to communicate. From your experience, do you think there is a chance that my child will become conversational as he grows up?

[ThesmartestTem]

Where was this information 6 or 7 years ago? 😫

[T-a-b-b-s]

Would be better if you showed examples

[bm-ubzc]

question: if those children are handling sentences with intense intonation better, wouldn't it make sense for them to learn chinese?
also chinese in itself is such an analytic language, it probably does minimal damage to it's grammar or meaning if you process it only in "chunks" of gestalts. for example "let's go to the beach" in chinese basically is: "we to beach" (with "we" being "many Is").
So you don't have the unnecessary "the", you don't have the irregurlar shortening from "us" to " 's " and you don't have the passive form of "we" = "us".
I think this must be the perfect language for an autist.

[Isabel-thgn]

gestalt language development is a theory with zero evidence base, which is why it has been ignored by linguists and autism researchers for over 30 years. i'm hearing therapists attribute incredibly specific meanings to echolalic utterances that could mean any number of things (or nothing). it is not ok to speculate on what an autistic person thinks and feels and presume to speak for them. this is facilitated communication 2.0.

[bm-ubzc]

this teacher is so adorable and attractive. it's sad I will never meet her in real life.