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Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking
Angela E. McHolm
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Description for Helping Your Child with Selective Mutism: Practical Steps to Overcome a Fear of Speaking
Paperback. 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. This book is the first to address this disorder, offering a broad overview of the condition as well as diagnostic criteria. Num Pages: 208 pages, cha. BIC Classification: VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 258.
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.
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Product Details
Publisher
New Harbinger Publications
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
257g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oakland, CA, United States
ISBN
9781572244160
SKU
V9781572244160
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Ref
99-10
About Angela E. McHolm
Angela E. McHolm, Ph.D., is director of the Selective Mutism Service at McMaster Children's Hospital in Hamilton, ON. The Selective Mutism Service offers outpatient psychiatric consultation to families and professionals such as school personnel, speech and language pathologists, and mental health clinicians who support children with selective mutism. She is assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences ... Read more
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