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What is Selective Mutism?

Selective mutism is an anxiety-based disorder when:

A) A child has a consistent failure to speak in specific social situations at which
there is an expectation for speaking.

B) The disturbance interferes with educational or occupational achievement or
with social communication.

C) The duration of the disturbance is at least one month (not limited to the first
month in school.

D) The failure to speak is not due to a lack of knowledge or comfort with the
spoken language required in the social situation.

E) The disturbance is not better accounted for by a communication disorder (e.g.
stuttering) and does not occur exclusively during the course of a pervasive
developmental disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder.

The DSM V, states the aim of early interventions to support reluctant speakers is to
have structured activities to increase a child’s confidence in using his or her voice.
It is also noted that it is important to create a ‘safe space’ for the child and adult to
work together. The adult should aim to create a relaxed atmosphere where there is a
low demand for verbal communication (low communication load).

In a ‘safe place,’ the child will not feel anxious and communication confidence can be
re-built.

The child will become increasingly more relaxed in the adult’s presence and more
confident to communicate.

The purpose of the safe place is to gain the child’s trust so the child looks forward to
sessions and is relaxed.

For younger children, more play-based sessions can be used to establish that the
the adult is supportive and non-threatening.

Key principles will need to be followed i.e. not demanding eye contact, if the child
speaks to you they may not be in other situations or to other people. The child needs to
be an active partner in this process. All activities need to be set at the child’s
developmental level.

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