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Natural language acquisition and gestalt language processing: A critical analysis of their application to autism and speech language therapy .

Tiffany L HutchinsSophie E KnoxE Cheryl Fletcher
Published in: Autism & developmental language impairments (2024)
The term 'gestalt language processor' is definitionally and conceptually troubled, the assertion that autistic people are GLPs is misleading and unhelpful, and evidence is lacking that GLP represents a legitimate clinical entity. The theoretical basis of NLA lacks empirical support. NLA stages are implausible and their accompanying assessment and support recommendations lack justification. We recommend the use of alternate, individualized, theoretically-sound, evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming supports that are sensitive and responsive to the heterogeneity that defines autism.
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