Selective Mute
Selective
Mutism has a debilitating affect on all involved. The purpose of this
page is to raise awareness around the area of Selective Mutism,
especially to those who will come across children in the school
environment who display some form of selective mutism.Children and adults with selective mutism are fully capable of speech
and understanding language but fail to speak in certain situations,
though speech is expected of them.
The behaviour may be perceived as shyness or rudeness by others. A
child with selective mutism may be completely silent at school for years
but speak quite freely or even excessively at home. There is a
hierarchical variation among those suffering from this disorder: some
people participate fully in activities and appear social but don't
speak, others will speak only to peers but not to adults, others will
speak to adults when asked questions requiring short answers but never
to peers, and still others speak to no one and participate in few, if
any, activities presented to them. In a severe form known as
"progressive mutism", the disorder progresses until the sufferer no
longer speaks to anyone in any situation, even close family members.
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
Selective Mute
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