Selective mutism activities therapy

Through the years I have had a few students with selective mutism. When I met my first student with S.M., I thought she was just very shy. For this post, I will call her Sally but that is not her real name. But, after a couple of weeks of school, it was clear that there was more going on that a case of shyness. That is when I asked for a meeting with Sally's parents to get their insight into what was happening. Her parents told me that she would only talk to the people in her immediate…

30 simple yet effective therapeutic activities for children to teach healthy anger management, improve self-control, increase empowerment, and manage fear, anxiety, and depression while also building proper problem-solving skills.

As it turns out, my first experience with Selective Mutism (SM) was my first day on the job during my Clinical Fellowship Year in a private school for children with severe communication difficulties. To many bystanders, it seemed logical for the Speech-Language Pathologist to treat children with this diagnosis because, well, SLPs help people who […]

Selective mutism, a psychiatric disorder, is found mostly in children and is illustrated by an inability to speak in specific social situations.

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Selective mutism is a persistent failure to speak in specific social situations (e.g. at school), despite speaking fluently in familiar situations.Children with selective mutism can appear socially withdrawn, oppositional, perfectionistic, or have an increased degree of emotional or sensory sensitivity.Early intervention leads to better outcomes and reduces negative effects on social development, educational progress, and

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