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Ludlow, Amanda K.; Osborne, Clarissa; Keville, Saskia – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
The present study addressed the different contributors to social anxiety in children with Selective Mutism (SM), with and without co-occurring Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) (SM + ASD). Seventy-five parents completed an online composite questionnaire consisting of the symptoms of SM and ASD, anxiety and sensory measures. The results found the SM +…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders
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White, Joe; Bond, Caroline – Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs, 2022
Schools are expected to hold an increasingly central role in co-ordinating support for children with mental health needs. However, the role that schools hold in supporting pupils with selective mutism (SM) is complex. Through a Critical Interpretive Synthesis (CIS), this review explores the multidimensional role which educational settings hold in…
Descriptors: School Role, Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders
Tal Hanan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study employed art-based research with phenomenological qualitative inquiry to understand the perspectives of professionals who are working in the Israeli school system with children diagnosed with selective mutism. Selective mutism (SM) is a disorder originated in anxiety in which a child, between the ages of 3-5, does not speak at school…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Psychosomatic Disorders, Foreign Countries, Children
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McDaniel, Karl – BU Journal of Graduate Studies in Education, 2021
Selective mutism is a disorder that can negatively impact a student's learning. It can be treated effectively if it is understood as an anxiety related condition and if it is diagnosed early. Intervention strategies can be complex and are therefore difficult for educational practitioners to implement. Simplifying intervention by addressing the…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
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S. Keville; P. Zormati; A. Shahid; C. Osborne; A. K. Ludlow – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Selective mutism (SM) and autism frequently co-occur together, exacerbating social communication deficits and associated anxiety. However, professionals have lacked a readiness to diagnose SM and autism together, making the need to understand parental experiences of caring for a child with SM and autism crucial. The current study utilised…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
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Samson, Andrea C.; van den Bedem, Neeltje P.; Dukes, Daniel; Rieffe, Carolien – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
In order to better understand protective factors for internalizing problems, this longitudinal study examined positive emotions, emotion awareness and (non-)emotional communication skills in relation to somatic complaints and social anxiety in children with (N = 104) and without (N = 183) Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) using self-reported…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Communication Skills, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders
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Zakszeski, Brittany N.; DuPaul, George J. – School Mental Health, 2017
Selective mutism (SM) is a rare anxiety disorder that impairs children's daily functioning, often during critical periods of early development. Given that schools are a common setting for mutism, it is vital that school-based practitioners are knowledgeable of recent advances in the SM treatment literature. Unfortunately, the literature base is…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
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Lawrence, Zena – Support for Learning, 2017
Selective Mutism (SM) is an under-researched area of child development. While the incidence rate is low, the impact of this difficulty can be pervasive and can present as a significant risk for student mental health and wellbeing. The following article presents a case study focusing on parent-student intervention for a preadolescent male, using an…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
Thomas J. Kehle; Melissa A. Bray; Melissa M. Root; Lea A. Theodore; Marisa A. del Campo – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
Shortly after accepting my current position as a professor at the University of Connecticut in 1987, I was asked to meet a third-grade student who had not spoken a word in an educational setting for nearly 5 years. During preschool, kindergarten, and in the elementary grades, he was mute. However, in non-educational settings, although shy, he…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
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D'Haem, Jeanne – Schools: Studies in Education, 2015
Recently, as many as 50,000 migrant children from Central America have entered the United States without their parents. Under federal law, public schools must enroll a child who lives in the community, regardless of his or her immigration status. Ming and her twin brother Chang enrolled in my district's elementary school. Ming would not speak,…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Children, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Disorders
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Holley, Mary; Johnson, Ashli; Herzberg, Tina – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2014
This case study was designed to measure the response of one student with blindness and selective mutism to the intervention of voice-output devices across two years and two different teachers in two instructional settings. Before the introduction of the voice output devices, the student did not choose to communicate using spoken language or…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Blindness, Children, Anxiety
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Cleave, Hayley – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2009
Selective Mutism is a low incidence disorder but has considerable impact on the school system when it occurs. Over the last decade several research articles have been published which have challenged the understanding of the aetiology of Selective Mutism. Current perceptions about the aetiology of Selective Mutism are considered in order to inform…
Descriptors: Children, Anxiety, Psychosomatic Disorders, Communication Problems
Busse, R. T.; Downey, Jenna – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
Selective mutism is a rare anxiety disorder that prevents a child from speaking at school or other community settings, and can be detrimental to a child's social development. School psychologists can play an important role in the prevention and treatment of selective mutism. As an advocate for students, school psychologists can work with teachers,…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Early Intervention, Prevention, School Psychologists
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McInnes, Alison; Fung, Daniel; Manassis, Katharina; Fiksenbaum, Lisa; Tannock, Rosemary – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2004
Selective mutism (SM) is a rare and complex disorder associated with anxiety symptoms and speech-language deficits; however, the nature of these language deficits has not been studied systematically. A novel cross-disciplinary assessment protocol was used to assess anxiety and nonverbal cognitive, receptive language, and expressive narrative…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Receptive Language, Expressive Language, Anxiety
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Cunningham, Charles E.; McHolm, Angela; Boyle, Michael H.; Patel, Sejal – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
This study addressed four questions which parents of children with selective mutism (SM) frequently ask: (1) Is SM associated with anxiety or oppositional behavior? (2) Is SM associated with parenting and family dysfunction? (3) Will my child fail at school? and (4) Will my child make friends or be teased and bullied? In comparison to a sample of…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Child Rearing, Parent Child Relationship, Emotional Adjustment