This webinar discusses all aspects of echolalia, a complex and often misunderstood language phenomenon. The speaker discusses the origins of echolalia and reviews the evidence that supports it as a positive indicator of language development. The speaker describes how to perform ongoing assessment before and during mitigation, and shares intervention strategies to facilitate the transition to self-generated language.

Learning Objectives:
You will be able to:

• Apply Blanc’s stages of gestalt language acquisition to utterances from language samples as part of ongoing assessment
• Develop and implement language intervention plans (including models and contingent responses) to facilitate mitigation of echolalia
• Identify strategies for working with parents, caregivers, and professionals to educate them (1) that echolalia is important evidence of language development and (2) about carryover/generalization techniques

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Presenter Information

Lillian Stiegler, PhD, CCC-SLP, is a professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Southeastern Louisiana University. Her interest in the communication of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has lasted over 30 years. She teaches a graduate course on ASD that includes a mini-camp for local children with autism. She is a community advocate for students with autism and consults with families and professionals in her region. Stiegler has written and presented about numerous ASD-related topics throughout her career.

Financial Disclosures:

• Employee of Southeastern Louisiana University
• Financial compensation from ASHA for this presentation

Nonfinancial Disclosures:

• None

Assessment Type

Self-assessment—Think about what you learned and report on the Completion Form how you will use your new knowledge.

To earn continuing education credit, you must complete the learning assessment by the end date below.

Program History and CE Information

Content origination date: October 15, 2019
End date: October 17, 2024

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).