Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides strategies and ideas to support children with selective mutism in school, at home, and in the community. Packed with illustrations, this practical guide offers a roadmap to help children overcome selective mutism in various situations.
Based on Junhua Reitmanâs vast experience of working with her own daughter Amelia â known in the book as Amy, and other children, this book furnishes parents and teachers with a toolkit to plan and implement intervention with individual children throughout their journey from the classic selective mutism âfreezeâ response, to talking freely in various settings.
Techniques covered include:
- Graded questioning
- The buddy system
- The rainbow bridge
- Voice exposure
The reader is offered detailed examples of what worked for Amy in a variety of situations, including in school, at breaktimes, in extra-curricular activities, on playdates, and at birthday parties. These examples are
Table of Contents
Aknowledgements
Foreword
Prefaces
About the Book
Part 1: About Selective Mutism
Part 2: Parents Become Advocates in and Outside of School
Part 3: Teacher Staff Provide Support in and Outside of School
Part 4: Challenges the Child May Face at School
Part 5: Support for the Child at Home and in the Community
Part 6: Overcome Selective Mutism and Build Social Skills
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Forms
Index
