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On "Nightline," ABC's Juju Chang profiled child psychologist Dr. Steven Kurtz and a program he developed at theChild Mind Institutefor kids suffering from "selective mutism" - an extreme anxiety disorder often combined with social phobia. While the week-long "boot camp" helps ...
Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking Discusses selective mutism in children and how parents can help treat the condition, including signs of mutism, finding treatment providers, and techniques to encourage children to speak in uncomfortable situations...
Prevalence and natural history Selective mutism is a social and communication anxiety disorder of childhood. Several studies of children with this disorder have determined that more than 90% have all the DSM-IV-TR criteria necessary for diagnosis of an extrem...
Selective Mutism Language delay due to learning English as an additional language Speech and Language difficulties often lead to poor academic achievement, low self esteem and limited social skills. Timely intervention promotes the development of functional skills to maximize the child’s potential by ...
selective mutism is when a person is capable of speaking but voluntarily chooses not to communicate verbally. I began to work one on one with him to understand why he didn 't communicate verbally. The first course of action was a meeting with his mother to learn more about him and th.....
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Daily fasting for religious reasons, such as during Ramadan, combines several social aspects that have a positive impact on the school performance of adolescent believers, according to research conducted by the University of Konstanz. What to Know ...
Gus Bell is Eli’s 15-year-old brother with selective mutism, who writes words in the air throughoutBoy Swallows Universeto communicate. Like his brother, he’s impacted by the environment in which he grew up, but he has a less hopeful outlook than his brother. He’s also extremely sma...
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