Meaningful Connections: A
GLP + Autism Parent/Caregiver Membership

This is a community space for parents and caregivers of autistic children and/or gestalt language processors built on the belief that connection and understanding change everything.

The membership is run by Jessi, a parent of two gestalt language processors.

Inside this membership for parents and caregivers, you'll find:

A private forum for asking questions, sharing wins, and learning from others (open 24/7).
The ability to direct message other members for deeper connection.
A member directory where you can see who else is online if you’re looking for someone to chat and connect with.
A place to post meet-ups where you can connect and meet others local to you.
Quarterly recorded live sessions, hosted by Jessi, a parent of two GLPs and the community moderator. These live sessions with include special guests (parents and professional experts). Recordings will be stored in the community for those unable to attend live.
A space that affirms your child’s journey, exactly as it is.
A free ticket to an upcoming webinar: A Caregiver’s Guide to Supporting a Gestalt Language Processor
A library of free educational handouts on gestalt language development and Natural Language Acquisition.

If you've ever had to pause before sharing about your child, wondering if the person listening will understand, you're not alone. This community is for you.

How does this membership differ from just another Facebook group?

It’s a thoughtfully designed space created with intention. Free from ads, distractions, and algorithms. Meaningful Connections is a safe, private community where parents and caregivers of autistic children and/or gestalt language processors can truly connect, share, and learn without the noise of social media.

To download our flyer containing answers to our frequently asked questions, click HERE.

Join today!

Community Form

For asking questions, sharing wins, and learning from others.

Quarterly Live Recorded Sessions

Hosted by Jessi, parent of two gestalt language processors and the community moderator, with special guest(s) each time.

Connection

Post meet-ups locally or virtually and see who else is online if you’re looking for someone to chat and connect with.

Parent Lead/Forum Moderator

Hello! I am Jessi Brown.

Jessi is the parent of two autistic gestalt language processors and the forum lead for our brand-new Meaningful Connections community!

Her journey with gestalt language processing didn’t begin with a manual. It began with following her heart and trusting her children’s natural ways of communicating and expressing themselves.

From the start, Jessi and her husband Phil made sure their children were always free to be themselves. For Lyla, that meant honoring her echolalia, which was the very thing that became a huge connection point between them. For Buddy, it meant embracing his vocal stims and happily flapping arms. Jessi even shared that message with the world on Good Morning America, showing the beauty of not “hiding their happy.”

When professionals told her to ignore or extinguish Lyla’s echolalia, Jessi couldn’t bring herself to do it. Something in her heart knew those scripts meant something. And she was right! They were Lyla’s bridge to language, connection, and self-expression. Jessi let Lyla lead as she unknowingly supported the fundamental framework of natural language acquisition.

Years later, Jessi stumbled across Meaningful Speech on Instagram. She took our 20-hour course, and then our 8-hour AAC course. Everything clicked into place. She finally felt validated and empowered to better support both Lyla’s and Buddy’s language development. This meant diving headfirst into more echolalia with Lyla, and paying better attention to the media gestalts that Buddy expressed through screens so she could do the detective work to discover their meanings.

Jessi has lived and breathed gestalt language processing for over a decade, even before knowing there was a name for it. She knows the beauty of connection when language is truly honored. She also knows the challenges and feelings of isolation that comes with being a full-time caretaker and parent to disabled children.

Jessi will host virtual meetups, moderate forum conversations, and help foster a safe space where parents/caretakers of GLPs can connect, learn, and feel seen. She’s here to make sure you don’t have to do it alone. She’s here to help bring you the very community that she craved to have at the start of her journey.

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Meaningful Connections: A GLP + Autism Parent/Caregiver Membership