Posted by Cecilia on July 4, 2005, at 23:59:36
In reply to Selective Mutism--shanpan?, posted by henrietta on May 11, 2005, at 19:29:40
Just a comment on selective mutism. I think if a child has this it may actually be a sign that they are doing better, feeling safer, than the child who forces herself to talk. When I was a child I was desperately shy but would never in a millon years have been brave enough to refuse to answer when pressured to by an adult. I can still feel the overwhelming terror, terrified to talk, even more terrified of what would happen if I didn`t. Cecilia
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