Angela E. McHolm

Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Often described as "social phobia's cousin" and misdiagnosed as autism, selective mutism is a debilitating fear of speaking in some situations experienced by some children. The disorder usually presents in children before the age of five, but it may not be recognized until the child starts school. When requested to speak, children with selective mutism often look down, blush, or otherwise express anxiety that disrupts their engagement with people and activities. Selective mutism is related to social anxiety and social phobia, and more than 90 percent of children with selective mutism also manifest symptoms of one of these problems.

This book is the first available for parents of children with selective mutism. It offers a broad overview of the condition and reviews the diagnostic criteria for the disorder. The book details a plan you can use to coordinate professional treatment of your child's disorder. It also explains the steps you can take on your own to encourage...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Harbinger Publications
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781608823932
• Artikelnr.: 37971886

Autorenporträt

Melanie K. Vanier, MA, is staff clinician with the Selective Mutism Service at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, ON. In her direct clinical work with children with and their families, she has collaborated on the development and writing of a manual for a group workshop series offered to parents and professionals who work with selective mutism.