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
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@user-sh1yf2le2i 8 ай бұрын

I won an informative speech tournament in Northern California with my topic being on Echolalia while in school to become a SLPA. My son is also on the spectrum, hence my returning to school to learn and understand how to tech my son to communicate better. Eight years later I still love learning all things about language processing, for him and children like him!

@Raddiebaddie Жыл бұрын

I am 2 years late seeing this but I am glad I found it. I have CEU subscriptions for Slp continuing ed and I cannot find anything or hardly anything on gestalt learning and understanding and affirming echolalia. I want to know so much more about this and nail it down so that I do better for my future students. The main takeaway from this for me is that every communication is intentional and to just listen and try to read between the lines. We may get it wrong but that is the starting place and viewpoint to see the communication attempts

@emilypaigeballou4869 3 жыл бұрын

"What was found to be the statistical truth doesn't apply to the outliers." Something that I wish so many educators would get their heads around in so many contexts. Because people not understanding this is how a lot of neurodivergent kids grow up getting told, in effect, that we're not real people.

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

Please watch 'Echos of Echolalia' to hear Ann Peters talk about the 'outliers' she learned from in her qualitative research!

@monicawittman4630 6 ай бұрын

An hour and 47 minutes in, I am in tears!

@yoyummyor 2 жыл бұрын

These sessions are amazing! The difference in tone regarding this type of language processing is huge. So many times all these things are referred to as “problems” to be solved rather than a natural progression. Love love love. I wish all autistic parents would stop and listen to this and then stop everyday to listen to their kids

@cdckids Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comments!

@sheridanforster2697 2 жыл бұрын

Love the words at 1:57 “if it cant be taken literally, ALWAYS read between the lines”.

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

You are so right!

@cdckids 3 жыл бұрын

What a privilege to have been included in this series! Thank you!

@cdckids 3 жыл бұрын

@LUNA Autismo I would love to talk to you about translating the book as well. Can you let me know the best way to communicate? Thank you!

@tarynputney8916 2 жыл бұрын

I am very interested in this topic! Is there a way to earn ASHA CEUs with this content? Thanks in advance!

@CoolLikeNerimon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all of this information! I went to purchase your book, but can't find a reasonable seller. I'm seeing prices from $90-$150+, is there a place you'd recommend looking?

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

@@tarynputney8916 Sorry you had to ask a second time (see below). Please join the NLA Study Group on Facebook for more on the topic!

@josepharafa1305 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mrs. Blanc, I’m an SLP with several questions regarding personal GLP experiences and possible future research. How can I contact you to get your expert opinion?

@amethyst87 2 жыл бұрын

This is so informative! Thank you so much ❤️

@TheIoana360 Жыл бұрын

Does Marge provide online assessment? I can't find any SLP where I live to even mention Gestalt. I need to know if my girl is a GLP or analytical.

@akeia93 Жыл бұрын

What area are you in? Her website has an NLA SLP registry link

@awetism 2 жыл бұрын

Just now I saw a video to reduce echolalia and scripting saying that it interferes in ABA theories in Mary Barbera channel..As this is also a evidence based practice, would you say this gestalt processing is against aba principles of teaching..How well is this practice used along with ABA to help autistic kids or people who scripts

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! And the opposite is also true! And that's what I care deeply about! Autistic children have the capacity to *develop* natural language - and ABA interferes with their progress if they are taught language that is outside their *own* developmental level.

@aut2know369 2 жыл бұрын

@@cdckids It's very much important to bring more awareness of this practice among the community of people/therapists especially SLP's who work with kids on spectrum as echolalia is more commonly seen with autistic kids and the focus is spent more on to reduce it rather than to try to mould it and see if it can work for the child.Its only the superficial knowledge of the concepts/stages known or understood so far..I really do appreciate your efforts and work in this area Marge Blanc..

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

@@aut2know369 Thank you so much! We are certainly trying!

@TheIoana360 Жыл бұрын

@@cdckids Can you provide more details?

@Venables49 2 жыл бұрын

Why does it make your wait for five minutes before showing the video? I inadvertently hit the button at 3 mins and had to start again. :(

@SMILAutismResources 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry about that. During our livestreams, we have a countdown to give people an opportunity to come in without missing anything. You can fast forward to the part where the webinar begins!

@tarynputney8916 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to earn CEUs (through ASHA) for this? If so, how?

@cdckids 2 жыл бұрын

No, but have you checked out the NLA courses offered by Northern Speech Services? They do; as does the webinar that is available with the ASHA learning pass.

@cdckids Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry I am just now replying; I hope you have watched the webinars with ASHA by now!

@amywatson2743 2 жыл бұрын

I tried to order the book from Amazon but it's currently unavailable. Is there someplace else that we can order her book that is referenced in this webinar?

@gayatrisalvankar8573 Жыл бұрын

Book does not give any practical solution. Only theory.

@cdckids Жыл бұрын

@@gayatrisalvankar8573 Hi! Just noticed this! Now that you are an active member of the NLA group, do you still think so? Just curious, since it's the results of 15+ years of clinical research, all of which shows how the theory works!

@gayatrisalvankar8573 Жыл бұрын

@@cdckids Sorry for my comments. I admit here being a caregiver , we do not have the approach that a SLP has. So we need some easy way to help our child.

@meridomo2677 3 ай бұрын

What’s annoying me is the emphasis on the word Gestalt proper pronunciation, where is the SH ? Are we really so superficial to the degree of apologizing for speaking the word as it sound ? Give me a break

@Isabel-th2gn 10 ай бұрын

This is woke mumbo-jumbo. The research absolutely does not establish that echolalia in ASD individuals is communicative, and speech pathology is seeing the assent of an insufferable cadre of narcissists who view themselves as uniquely attuned to their clients and impose intent and meaning on uninterpretable speech. Facilitated Communication 2.0.