Posted by henrietta on May 1, 2005, at 8:06:07 [reposted on May 5, 2005, at 23:27:59 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Selective mutism article, posted by shanpan on April 30, 2005, at 21:20:48
Thank you for your suggestions. I've already been instinctively doing a lot of that, but have not had much faith in myself. You have helped me a lot by affirming my instincts. I had decided after Friday's session with her that I'm just going to DO things with her, like putting together puzzles, coloring, etc. for the rest of the year. I thought I'd comment from time to time on what we're doing, praise her activities, and not overtly try to "teach" or require her to "perform" in any way. Since I'm just a volunteer, the school can't fire me for not being able to demonstrate quantifiable progress!! (No Child Left Behind and all that.)
Really, thanks so much for the encouragement.
I already feel much better about the next 6 weeks, much more optimistic! And I feel like I've been given "permission" to not ask her to speak AT ALL. I don't think I'd have been able to make that big a leap without you and Fires.
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