For me, language has never been just a tool or a performance. As a gestalt language processor, it is the architecture of my memory, my emotion, my being. When I speak German, I do not translate myself into German; I am German, in that moment, in that emotional register, in that social landscape. When I speak English, it is the English of a Westie, shaped by cadence, culture, and memory, not an overlay but a complete shift. These are not code-switches. They are not masks. They are true, living gestalts-each a fully formed way of being that rises to meet the moment.

Being multilingual is different for #autistic gestalt language processors. It looks, sounds, and feels different.

Educators, therapists, parents: it’s time to start getting real about language, communication, and full literacy.

#autism #litetacy #slp #glp

Three scholars presenting data on reading and literacy in a hotel conference room

Listening to a great session on #Reading and #Litetacy at #4C25! Fascinating analysis of "reading" and "literacy/cues" across hundreds of articles in #WritingStudies.

Not only this, but #Dolly_Parton started a foundation that gives FREE #books to children from birth every month until 5 years old across the country and even in other countries. #Imagination_Library. Happy Birthday and thank you for all you do to make #litetacy possible for kids and parents