#e148 Natural Language Acquisition In Autism: Echolalia To Self-Generated Language (Treatment), Level 2 by Marge Blanc, MA, C

Course overview

This is the sequel to the Level 1 course (see course #e82) and should not be considered until Level 1 has been completed. This Level 2 course includes numerous videos of treatment sessions to describe and illustrate treatment for children on the autism spectrum who use echolalia or who have used echolalia at an earlier stage in their language development. It is presumed that the previous training will have provided participants with the foundation to understand the principles of gestalt language processing in both neurotypical children and children on the autism spectrum. This Level 2 course begins with a brief review of those principles and continues by presenting treatment considerations depending on the language level of the client. Treatment contexts, activities, and planning are illustrated through video clips, language transcripts, and discussion. Related language goals are considered, as well as ways of reporting progress.