Posted by henrietta on May 11, 2005, at 19:29:40
I thought this thread had been moved over here to Parents, as if parents are the only people who care about children....but that's another tale....
But I can't find the thread on selective mutism...
Shanpan: Just wanted to let you know that since our interchange I've had 3 sessions with the silent child , and the moment I stopped asking her to say anything, she started saying more than she'd said for 3 months! I know this seems too good to be true, but it IS true.
No, she isn't speaking in full sentences or anything, but she is volunteering words constantly, repeating words I say, and more importantly, she is grinning smiling playing tricks on me with real humor and gusto---interacting!! She's thinking and responding and having fun! The fear is gone. (Or what I interpreted as fear.)
It seems so amazing to me that such a simple
thing---don't ASK her to speak---can have such a profound effect.
Thanks again! I am immensely grateful.
henrietta
poster:henrietta
thread:492261
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/child/20050226/msgs/496593.html