Marge Blanc: Making Sense of Echolalia: It’s All About Language Development!

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Research has long-established that echolalic language can be stored and used to communicate — and is the foundation of language development for children who are 'gestalt language processors.’ But today’s echolalic kids sound different — and seem more delayed. Does the old research still apply? Marge Blanc has spent 25 years working with children and young adults during these changing times, and will share a protocol that helps bridge this gap. The Natural Language Acquisition protocol quantifies what the research revealed, and offers today’s gestalt processors greater access to language they can use in their natural language development. The article Echolalia on the Spectrum: The Natural Path to Self-Generated Language is recommended reading before the Webinar

Marge Blanc has been a Speech-Language Pathologist for over 40 years, founding the Communication Development Center in order to provide specialized services to children and young adults who benefit from sensorimotor supports. After meeting her first autistic clients as an Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marge began systematically applying the research results of Barry Prizant, Amy Wetherby, and colleagues, who discovered that the steps of gestalt language development apply to all gestalt language processors. Analyzing language samples over the years, Marge published Natural Language Acquisition on the Autism Spectrum: the Journey from Echolalia to Self-Generated Language (2012), a book that describes similarities and differences in children's language development journeys. Marge has authored e-courses, articles, seminars, and workshops on aspects of motor speech and language development in autism. All her articles are available at her clinic’s website: www.communicationdevelopmentcenter.com
Suggested Reading:
http://www.communicationdevelopmentce...
Marge's book:
http://www.communicationdevelopmentce...

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