Selective Mutism: An Assessment and Intervention Guide for Therapists, Educators & Parents 1st Edition

I'm a psychologist and an adult, who had selective mutism as a child, who is now a mother raising a child with the same condition. I not only work with children with this condition, but my own, as well. My daughter is doing AMAZING using her brave voice. She's 3.5 years and her condition recently developed during her first year (this year) in preschool. She was always a timid temperament with people, but it really wasn't to the degree of selective mutism until school started. Although, I know a lot about anxiety disorders and cognitive-behavioral therapy, this book spells it out so very simply and has helped me, as well as my clients better understand how we may be (or others may be) unintentionally reinforcing the mutism. I am working on educating the schools on this condition and getting the children I work with appropriate behavior plans, as well as services and accommodations in the school setting. This book is an amazing resource. Thank you so much for making a user friendly book for the clients I work with, as well as myself!

Explains everything you need to know. Loved the breakdown and all the helpful handouts and even assessments to help identify a child with SM. Read this book right before we got our diagnosis and was able to keep up and follow along with the dr bc of Vocab used frequently and easily explained in the book. Very much needed if you suspect your or know of a child that might have SM.

I saw the author present in 2015 and have always had this book saved for when I needed it. Perfect approachable guide to intervention and therapy with lots of resources.

Systematic approach for understanding and treatment and useful for someone who does not know the topic to able to put some suggestions into practice.

Easy to read and very helpful. As a parent I now realise I can do more for my child. Gives me some handles on how I can help and helps me understand the situation better.

Very helpful!

This was a great book. Very informative for me as a parent. I ordered the Kindle edition, but I wish I had gotten the hard copy as it contains several forms that would be useful to be able to print/copy. Also, the paper copy of the book would be easier to lend to caregivers and teachers to share information.

I finally found the perfect book for SM.The information is clear and full of wonderful and helpful information.I recommend this for teachers, parents, and therapists.

Excellent book for clinicians working with children and youth with selective mutism.

I really liked this book. Very easy to read and some good ideas for how to support a child with selective mutism. Definitely recommend.

読みやすい英語で記載されております。選択的場面緘黙症の専門書はまだ日本で少ない状況でありますが、この本は読みやすい英語で記載されているので、場面緘黙の臨床に携わりたい人、知りたい人にとっては良い本であると思います。

Ein für die Praxis sehr lohnendes Buch über einen Ansatz, der auch in Deutshland sehr viel stärker Verbreitung finden sollte.

Very helpful.