Is Kinark Child and Family
Services my best option? How do I get someone to come and evaluate
him at school? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank
you.

If you have the number for this Family services call them and ask how you
can be referred to them for help. I can't reall remember how I got my child
into our local family services office but once she was there she was seen by
various professionals and one was a Psychiatrist and he was the one who
identified her as SM. So I guess all I can advise is to start there for
information on how to get referred to them.
Valerie in Ontario Canada

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From: "dnemomma" <hchaney@...>
To: <selectivemutismsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 9:41 AM
Subject: [Selective Mutism Support Group] Selective Mutism Diagnoses


>I am thrilled to find this forum!! Can someone tell me how to go
> about getting my son 'officially' diagnosed as a Selective Mute? I
> live 2 hours east of Toronto, Canada. My son barely participated
> during JK and never spoke to another child the entire year. He is now
> in SK and will sometimes whisper to his teacher. Again, he is not
> talking to the other kids in his class. And yes, he is perfectly
> normal at home with his brothers. He is also very anxious at large
> family dinners/functions and is known for 'shutting down' at them.
> The school is likely going to want an official diagnoses at some
> point. The pediatrician that our family doctor sent us to told us to
> go home..."he will grow out of it". Is Kinark Child and Family
> Services my best option? How do I get someone to come and evaluate
> him at school? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Thank
> you.
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