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Author Smith, Benita Rae

Title Tackling Selective Mutism : a Guide for Professionals and Parents
Published London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (314 pages)
Contents Tackling Selective Mutism -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introducing Selective Mutism and an Overview of Approaches -- Part I: Current Understanding of Selective Mutism -- Chapter 2. Selective Mutism in Children: Changing Perspectives Over Half a Century -- Chapter 3. Silent Voices: Listening to Some Young People with Selective Mutism and Their Parents -- Chapter 4. Setting up a Support Network: Selective Mutism Information & Research Association (SMIRA) -- A Brief History -- Part II: Related and Co-morbid Conditions -- Chapter 5. Selective Mutism and Communication Disorders: Exploring Co-morbidity -- Chapter 6. Exploring the Relationship of Selective Mutism to Autism Spectrum Disorder -- Chapter 7. Selective Mutism and Stammering: Similarities and Differences -- Part III: Interventions, Strategies and Supports -- Chapter 8. Is Medication Helpful in Selective Mutism? One Family's Experience and a Clinical Overview -- Chapter 9. Successful Approaches to Selective Mutism in School and Community Settings -- Chapter 10. Successful Combined Home and School Approaches to Selective Mutism -- Chapter 11. Effective Care Pathways for Selective Mutism -- Chapter 12. Approaches to Treatment of Selective Mutism in Other Languages -- Chapter 13. Music Therapy and the Path into Speech -- Chapter 14. Teaching Confidence to Teenagers -- Chapter 15. Legal Issues in Selective Mutism: What Support is a Child Entitled to? -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 16. Recovery from Selective Mutism: Testimonies from Families No Longer Affected by SM -- Chapter 17. Summary and Recommendations for the Future -- Appendix: Selective Mutism in Adults -- References -- Resources -- Contributors -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Blank Page
Summary In this definitive guide to selective mutism the latest research and understanding are consolidated in chapters from experts in the fields of speech therapy, psychology, music therapy and education and communication. It includes helpful information on the various treatment and therapeutic options with illustrative case studies
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Subject Selective mutism -- Treatment
Selective mutism -- Treatment
Form Electronic book
Author Sluckin, Alice
Jemmett, Miriam
Lanes, Denise
Jones, Kate
Bramble, David
Firth, Charlotte
Sage, Rosemary
Sutton, Carl
Kakuta, Keiko
Cline, Tony
Katz-Bernstein, Nitza
Roe, Victoria
Whittington, Lindsay
Sharma, Jyoti
Gibson, Geoffrey
Kay, Jane
Cleator, Hilary M
Wintgens, Alison
Packer, Jenny
Susan, Johnston
Johnson, Maggie
ISBN 9780857007612
0857007610