Today’s episode explores the challenges faced by gestalt language processors (GLPs), particularly autistic individuals, as they navigate language acquisition and literacy within systems designed for analytic language processing (ALPs). It argues that whilst traditional support often ends at Stage 6 of Natural Language Acquisition (NLA), this stage is not an endpoint for GLPs but rather the beginning of true self-authored language and the point where support is most critically needed for developing writing skills and narrative agency. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, emphasises the developmental mismatch in literacy education, where GLPs are expected to write before their language systems are ready, leading to burnout and shame. She also highlights the fragmented institutional support and the author’s personal journey as an autistic GLP who became an educator and writer to bridge these gaps, offering practical advice for supporting GLPs in their unique language journey.

Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/stage-6-and-then-what-why-glps-are

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