I am from south-western Ontario but did not know what you meant by the
"Kinark Child and Family Services". So, I looked it up and it seems to
be similar to CPRI - Child and Parent Resource Institute in London,
Ontario. We had our child diagnosed at CPRI in London by a child
psychiatrist. From what I read on the internet, I think Kinark Child
and Family Services would be an excellent place to start. We had to get
a referral from our family doctor to get an appointment at CPRI (he
marked it "urgent") and so we were able to see the child psychiatrist in
about one month's time. If the center in your area is not familiar with
selective mutism, I expect they will know where to send you to get help
(as Gail said in one of her e-mails, there are experts re selective
mutism in Ontario; although you might have to drive a couple of hours).
A specialist as a child psychiatrist, child psychologist or child
neurologist should be able to help you. By the way, our child was
diagnosed over six years ago and today she is flourishing. Please let
us know how thing go - I wish you the best -

Joan

Val wrote:
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> 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@... <mailto:hchaney%40ymail.com>>
> To: <selectivemutismsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com
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> 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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