Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?: A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Meet Hannah - a young girl with selective mutism. Hannah invites readers to learn about selective mutism from her perspective, helping them to understand what it is, what it feels like to have selective mutism, and how they can help.

This illustrated book is packed with accessible information and will be an ideal introduction to selective mutism. It shows family, friends and teachers how they can support a child with the condition and is also good place to start when encouraging children with selective mutism to talk about how it affects them.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.

Introduction.

1. Introducing Hannah who has Selective Mutism.
2. Tension, panic and phobia.
3. Speaking freely at home.
4. It's not refusal to speak.
5. Playing with other children.
6. Talking in the classroom.
7. Feeling stressed and frustrated.
8. Speaking with the wider family.
9. Associated fears or phobias.

11. Telling the class about Selective Mutism.

12. How other children can help.

13. How teachers can help.

14. How parents can help.

Recommended reading, DVDs, websites and organisations.