Can I Tell You About Selective Mutism?

Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Meet Hannah - a young girl with selective mutism (SM). Hannah invites readers to learn about selective mutism from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, what it feels like to have SM, and how they can help. This illustrated book is packed with accessible information and will be an ideal introduction to selective mutism. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a child with the condition and is also good place to start when encouraging children with SM to talk about how it affects them.

Contents
Acknowledgements. Foreword. Introduction.
1. Introducing Hannah who has selective mutism.
2. Tension, panic and phobia.
3. Speaking freely at home.
4. It's not refusal to speak.
5. Playing with others.
6. Talking in the classroom.
7. Feeling stressed and frustrated.
8. Speaking with the wider family.
9. Associated fears or phobias.
11. Telling the class about selective mutism.
12. How other children can help.
13. How teachers can help.
14. How parents can help.
Recommended reading, DVDs, websites and organisations

By Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Pub Date:07/2012
ISBN:9781849052894
Format: Paperback 56 pages