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30 %u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2025Elklan Supporting Gestalt Language Processing %u2013 a Total Communication ApproachImmediate EcholaliaSingle Word GestaltsGestalts Gestalts Mitigated GestaltsMitigated GestaltsSelfgeneratedSelfgenerated0 1 24 29 0Number54Percentage of mitigated gestalts(29 %u00f7 54) %u00d7 100= 53%The percentage of mitigated gestalts is not over 80%. The results showed 53% of the utterances are mitigated gestalts. Child SR is communicating at GLP Stage 2 most of the time.Example GLP Stage 3 resultsA transcript of 64 utterances from child P is recorded.Mitigated gestalts are being used along with self-generated speech. Child P is using selfgenerated single words and a few 2 word phrases to convey conventional meanings such as %u2018Drink%u2019 and %u2018orange drink%u2019. The self-generated utterances and speech can be quantified to give evidence of Stage 3.Immediate EcholaliaSingle Word GestaltsGestalts Gestalts Mitigated GestaltsMitigated GestaltsSelfgeneratedSelfgenerated0 1 3 33 27The results showed 58% of the utterances are mitigated gestalts. 42% of the utterances are self-generated. This example suggests that child P is communicating at Stage 3 42% of the time and Stage 2 for 58% of the time showing a continued need for support at Stage 3.Number64Percentage of mitigated gestalts(33 %u00f7 64) %u00d7 100= 58%Number64Percentage of self-generated utterances(27 %u00f7 64) %u00d7 100= 42%