Selective Mutism and Me Part one: Childhood
As a specialist in Selective Mutism, I meet so many people during training events, parent support evening etc. Today I […]
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Selective Mutism: answering questions at Christmas time
Children with Selective Mutism find it hard to answer questions and at Christmas time everyone is prone to ask more
How the Senses Affect Speech and Anxiety
In this blog, I want to expand on something I talk about in more detail in my video on
How to overcome selective mutism encouraging Art & Musical Expression
Why You Should Encourage Art & Musical Expression in Your Child or Student with Selective Mutism? Success in art and
Selective mutism tip: Don’t reassure your child
Stop Reassuring Your Child. Yes. You read that right. I am telling you to stop doing something that sounds completely
How do we reach a diagnosis for selective mutism
When we assess children with selective mutism first we need to decide whether their symptoms fit with a diagnosis: the
Selective Mutism and the Freeze-the-Moment Technique
When I start working with families with children with Selective Mutism I work with supporting them with changing behaviours that
Selective Mutism: A Teen’s Experience, Reflections as an Adult
I am always looking to learn more about Selective Mutism and I recently joined twitter and I met this lovely young
Selective Mutism and bilingualism
How to overcome selective mutism being a bilingual Headline News: Rising number of anxious polyglots Phil Thomason is a father of
Sm: where does anxiety come from?
October is the selective mutism awareness month and I always try to post videos, write blogs, put posts in social
Selective Mutism: a new book “The Loudest Roar”
I love reading books and I feel that children connect so well with pictures and words… it go straight to
Selective Mutism and its myths
Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder where children are chatty at home but they are unable to speak in