The SLPs try to unravel the age-old question: what even are "pragmatic language skills," and how do you prioritize social connection over arbitrary social rules?
0:00 - how comfortable are the SLPs with pragmatic language?
4:18 - who is a good candidate for receiving support?
12:00 - assessment of pragmatic language
28:00 - the value of collaborations
36:50 - what skills are part of (or influence) social communication?
47:54 - ableist practices
(Also: cat beans, Britney Spears, and vegetable gardens.)
The paper from The Informed SLP review: Wilson, A. C., & Bishop, D. V. (2022). A novel online assessment of pragmatic and core language skills: An attempt to tease apart language domains in children. Journal of Child Language, 49(1), 38-59.
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