I am a reading specialist who worked with a
second grade sm child who hadn't spoken in school for 5
years. Using behavior mod, shaping, and stimulus fading,
he overcame his silence in 7 mo., without the use of
medication. I found that school personnel and doctors are not
at all familiar with selective mutism. Just to let
you know that my web site is up at
<a href=http://www.selective-mutism.com
target=new>http://www.selective-mutism.com</a> and you and your child's school
may find my
manuscript to be very useful. It includes daily notations
and plans with strategies, activities, and resources.
The book has been approved by several experts as a
sound approach. I have tried very hard to make a guide
available to parents and teachers who find themselves faced
with a selectively mute child so that knowledge and an
intervention can be successfully integrated into the school
setting, the very place the child spends the majority of
their day and fears the most. I hope I may be of help
to some of the many looking for a resource. All the
best. Gail Kervatt