New SLP - Need Help Starting with Verbal ASD Client (GLP?) and Structuring Sessions

Hi everyone, I’m a newer SLP and I’m working in a private clinic where I don’t get a lot of direct support. I’ve been assigned a 5-year-old verbal child with ASD, and the clinic owner told me he’s a Gestalt Language Processor. I’m not super familiar with how to work with GLPs and haven’t had much training or guidance on what therapy should actually look like for them.

The main focus is expressive language and social communication. I’ve written goals like:

Using 4–6 word spontaneous phrases (with descriptors, action words, location words)

Answering WH- questions

Taking conversational turns

Using language to direct a play partner

Expanding communicative intents (scripted or self-generated)

But I feel really lost on how to actually approach therapy.

I would be so grateful for any insight on:

What you would do in the first session with a suspected GLP

How you structure sessions for a child like this

What kind of parent coaching or homework you’d give after that initial session

Right now I feel like I’m just winging it, and I really want to support this child in a way that makes sense for how he learns and communicates. If you’ve worked with GLPs or just have advice on structuring early sessions with verbal autistic kids, I’d really appreciate any tips, examples, or even go-to resources.

Thank you so much in advance. Honestly, I just need to hear how other people do this.