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Lucy Bryant
@lucyebryant.bsky.social
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Certified Practising Speech Pathologist. Teacher. Practice Educator. Researcher. Mum to a tiny tornado. Passionate about #EBP #Language #Technology #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #DigitalHealth #BskySPEECHIES (she/her)
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lucyebryant.bsky.social
I am still looking for any new sources on #GestaltLanguageProcessing and #NaturalLanguageAcquistion. If you know of any new papers, articles, blogs, websites, theses, or any other written sources, please let me know!! I want to read it all! DM me or email [email protected]
September 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Extending a warm welcome to all the #GoSHspeech Masters students joining @bsky.app for 2025 Inclusve Practice in Speech Pathology. Over the next 14 weeks, they will be sharing their learnings across social media to advocate and educate for #multilingual and Indigenous inclusion.
#BskySPEECHIES
Seven people of different ages and cultural backgrounds say hello in different languages
July 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
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The #BASConf25 abstract submission portal is open!

Submit your abstracts for presentations, panels, lightning talks, or posters here:
blogs.city.ac.uk/bas2025/subm...

• Submission Deadline: 17 Mar 2025, 9AM UK
• Notification of Acceptance: 2 May 2025
• Conference: 18-20 August 2025

#aphasia
Submit an Abstract | British Aphasiology Society International Conference 2025
blogs.city.ac.uk
February 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Here is a link to our (unfunded) Meta-Narrative Review on #GestaltLanguageProcessing and #NaturalLanguageAcquisition. Do you know of any publications (text, in English, not social media, not vids) that we can check? If so, DM or email me at [email protected] www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/dis...
The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination is a department of the University of York and is part of the National Institute for Health Research. CRD undertakes high quality systematic reviews that evaluate the effects of health and social care interventions and the delivery and organisation of health care.
www.crd.york.ac.uk
January 8, 2025 at 5:43 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Unboxing my new Apple Vision Pro and just a little bit excited! Time to explore some new possibilities for #ExtendedReality teaching, learning, assessment, therapy, and support. So many ideas, so little time #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #DigitalHealth
Lucy holds her new Apple Vision Pro device. She has a huge smile on her face.
January 6, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
Our 10-15min online, anonymous survey on clinicians’ (and their assistants) and teachers’ views on #GestaltLanguageProcessing is still open.

It will close later in Jan - a month will be up by 20th Jan then we leave it open until responses wind down.

Feel free to share it!

redcap.link/GLP_NLA
Views on Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA)
redcap.link
January 6, 2025 at 5:27 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Adults with #Aphasia, we want to know what you think of #VirtualReality. It's appearing more in rehabilitation, but do you like it? Does it work for you? Try it out and let us know! Please share with anyone you know in the Sydney (Australia) area.
#Stroke #BskySPEECHIES
A flyer advertises that research opportunity. The research is happening at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Adults woth aphasia can participate. They need to travel to the university. They will talk to the researchers on the phone first. Then they will try virtual reality. They will play 2 games and watch 2 videos. We will ask some questions. Contact Dr Lucy Bryant if you are interested or if you have questions. Lucy's email is Lucy.Bryant@uts.edu.au. Her phone number is 0295147189
January 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
telllab.bsky.social
Even though recast therapy is great for treating grammar in #DevLangDis, our lab takes a 'kitchen sink' approach when the focus is on something other than the intervention itself. There is growing evidence for explicit approaches. #SLPeeps Do you mix and match? How do you decide which to use when?
Two columns of text one wit a header that says implicit grammar treatments followed by the words enhanced input + attentive listening and teh other that says explicit grammar treatments followed by meta skills+rules + production practice. Then several treatment types are listed after each one with short definitions and references.
January 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
New Paywalled: “Supporters of children with developmental communication disability view that AR may be a useful and motivational tool if it is affordable and implemented with training and technical support”. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@lucyebryant.bsky.social Ben Bailey, Jacob Decates
Views on Augmented Reality and Neurodevelopmental Communication Disability: Survey of Parents, Educators, and Health Professionals - Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Purpose: The use of Augmented Reality (AR) in the field of neurodevelopmental communication disability is emergent and under-researched. The views of supporters on the use of AR by children with neuro...
link.springer.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
2025 will bring some more critical analysis and evaluation of #GLP to inform teaching. My curriculum update is already in progress. Strengthening content on #language, acquisition, communication beyond language, differences between processing and understanding and expression, and more!
January 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Tell us what you think of #GestaltLanguageProcessing #GLP and #NaturalLanguageAcquisition. How do you apply this approach (or not) in your practice? Take the 10-minute, anonymous, online survey. Exit any time. Please share with your networks! redcap.link/GLP_NLA
#BskySPEECHIES #OT #EduSky #autism
Views on Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA)
redcap.link
December 20, 2024 at 4:16 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
The brainstorm is happening. Open to ideas and suggestions.

I'd like to create an #AR choose-your-own-adventure clinical scenario. Some simulation. The possibilities are endless with #AppleVisionPro
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social · Dec 19
So exciting @lucyebryant.bsky.social and I can start on our autoethnography using #AR
- this time #AppleVisionPro

Last time we made a cup of tea!
opus.cloud1.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10...

Now we could attempt to recreate the communication function of “shared joy” 🤩

Or else shared Jurassic!
opus.cloud1.lib.uts.edu.au
December 19, 2024 at 8:47 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Reseatch participation opportunity for #TBI. We want to change the way communication and technology are assessed. How do you use tech? What #SLP services might help? See flyer for more. Please share with your networks. Contact for more information at [email protected]. #BskySPEECHIES
A research flyer advertising the research. It says the research has ethical approval. The research aims to develop an assessment for communication using technology including email, text, social media, online shopping, etc. People with TBI, their family and speech pathologists can participate. You must be over 18 years. You will participate in an interview and surveys, or just surveys if you prefer. Payment of up to $150 is given for participation.
December 18, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
carolinebowen.bsky.social
PODCAST released Dec 17, 2024
HOST @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
GUESTS @lucyebryant.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social
PRODUCER Laura Corrigan 2SER
omny.fm/shows/whats-...
KEY PAPER doi.org/10.1007/s404... link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#gestaltlanguageprocessing #naturallanguageacquisition
Mind the evidence gap : Caution over Gestalt Language Processing / Natural Language Acquisition - What’s Got Us Talking: The UTS Speech Pathology Podcast
Recognising the rising popularity of GLP/NLA, we bring the results of a systematic review into the conversation and explore some reasons for its rapid growth despite the absence of research evidence. ...
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December 18, 2024 at 12:36 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
I finished on clinic with another group of wonderful #slp2b this week. They had such diverse experiences of inclusive, multilingual speech and language assessment. We're always looking to enhance our #InclusivePractice. What are your top tips for assessing #multilingual kids, ##BskySPEECHIES?
An AI generated illustration of 9 smiling children from all over the world. They stand in a group under flags of many countries
December 17, 2024 at 8:42 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
I'm looking forward to delving deeper into all those other #GLP #NLA sources that aren't treatment research. The books, editorials and tutorials. They weren't included in the sustenance review. They will be included in our meta- narrative review. Coming 2025
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social · Dec 16
We have submitted a Protocol for a Meta-Narrative Review of #GLP #NLA as a logical next step to a systematic review.

We often do two reviews - a systematic one for treatments, and another design to appreciate and analyse the policy, practice, or other literature (that is not treatment studies).
December 17, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
Ooh exciting — only one more day until “Bluey” (not really Bluey) podcast drops re #GestaltLanguageProcessing and #NaturalLanguageAcquisition

“mind the evidence gap: caution on GLP/NLA”

@lucyebryant.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social

Will post the link tomorrow!

#WhatsGotUsTalking
December 16, 2024 at 6:07 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
Reminder:
🤔 Lived Experience Research CAN be included in a systematic review *if it exists*.
🎙️ A Systematic Review of the Literature is not a review of people's social media posts and podcasts.
👻 If research does not exist, it cannot be included in a review.

If we missed a study, tell us!
December 12, 2024 at 9:24 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
With extensive reading on #GLP #NLA, I kept seeing this stat: 85% of #autistic people use echolalia. That stat comes from a 1960s study that showed only 46% of the study sample (75% of the speaking kids) echoed. Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@rebeccasutherland.bsky.social
Prevalence of Echolalia in Autism: A Rapid Review of Current Findings and a Journey Back to Historical Data - Current Developmental Disorders Reports
Purpose of Review The aim of this rapid review was to understand how current research describes and quantifies the prevalence of echolalia, generally described as the repetition of other’s speech, in ...
link.springer.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
So @lucyebryant.bsky.social and I would like to know —- for our narrative review - can you please help us?

⁉️ What “ingredients” of GLP/NLA approach are used in therapy?

⁉️ What outcomes: seen or measured?

We will think on your replies to help us look closely in books for those things.
December 11, 2024 at 6:58 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
In a systematic review of #GLP #NLA, qualitative data about lived experience is important, too. Treatment effectiveness matters, but so does the human experience and acceptability of the intervention or support. We didn't find any qualitative evidence either #BskySPEECHIES
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social · Dec 10
Fact - Our systematic review protocol laid out how we would analyse qualitative (ie lived experience) studies. There weren’t any.

Often times a treatment study will add qualitative outcome measures as these give context and richness to what happened re the other outcomes.
December 10, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Reposted by Lucy Bryant
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
It’s here 📗 the Systematic Review of #GestaltLanguageProcessing #NaturalLanguageAcquisition link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@lucyebryant.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social

Look forward to your emails ABCD feedback! (Accurate, Balanced, Critical, Depersonalised)
Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA): Clinical Implications of Absence of Evidence and Cautions for Clinicians and Parents...
Purpose of the Review This systematic review aimed to determine whether interventions related to Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA) are effective for individuals wi...
link.springer.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:38 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Students asked why we weren't teaching about #GLP #NLA. I said we weren't aware of any evidence, but were committed to looking deeper. So we did! Read the full #SystematicReview here link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
@carolinebowen.bsky.social
@katharinebeals.bsky.social
Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA): Clinical Implications of Absence of Evidence and Cautions for Clinicians and Parents...
Purpose of the Review This systematic review aimed to determine whether interventions related to Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA) are effective for individuals wi...
link.springer.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:45 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
Saying hello to all the #BskySPEECHIES out there! New to this platform and looking forward to joining the network from Sydney, Australia
Lucy peaking out from behind a banner. The banner is advertising the Masters of Speech Pathology at the University of Technology Sydney. It has a picture of Lucy on it.
December 9, 2024 at 9:59 AM
lucyebryant.bsky.social
It can be hard to find the time to read a systematic review research paper, so why not listen instead. Our podcast on a systematic review of #GestaltLanguageProcessing #NLA out now, and full paper coming soon
bronwynhemsley.bsky.social Bronwyn Hemsley @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social · Dec 8
We’ve had pleasing indirect feedback on this podcast for explaining the steps of a systematic review - it might help clinicians in other topics do it themselves.

If more clinicians knew how/why, we may see stronger implementation of research-backed therapy.

podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s...
Implications of a systematic review into GLP S6E44
Podcast Episode · Speak Up · 28/11/2024 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:39 AM