Is an anxiety
disorder in which affected people speak fluently in some situations
but remain silent in others. It is characterized by a consistent
failure to speak in specific social situations in which there is
an expectation for speaking. Children with selective mutism have
the ability to both speak and understand language, but fail to use
this ability as a result of what we would consider to be social
anxiety in adults. Most children with selective mutism function
normally in other areas of their lives.
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PsychNet-UK
Selective Mutism Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment,
Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Henry
Spink Foundation UK - The Foundation is an independent charity
set up by Henry Spink's parents to assist families who, like them,
have a child diagnosed with severe disabilities. From their direct
experience of the complexities of finding treatments and undergoing
therapies or simply locating appropriate information, they felt they
could do something to assist others in the same situation. 3/5
Selective
Mutism South Africa - SMSG-SA is a nonprofit organisation dedicated
to creating awareness, providing information, resources and support
to those impacted by a child with the Anxiety Disorder known as Selective
Mutism. 4/5
Selective
Mutism Information & Research Association (UK) - SMIRA aims
to provide information and support to children suffering from Selective
Mutism, for their parents and professional workers involved in the
care of such children and to advance the education of the public through
information and research.3/5
Selective
Mutism - Occurs when children who are otherwise able to speak
and understand language are unable to speak in specific social settings.
For example, a selectively mute child may speak at home but be unable
to speak at nursery or school. 3/5
Speech
Disorder UK - Selective Mutism - Selective mutism is often mistaken
for simple shyness because it most often occurs in young children
and is noticed around the time that they start school. In reality,
selective mutism is not a choice to remain silent at particular locations
or in front of particular people, but is an inability to speak in
these settings. 3/5
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