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This section contains further information regarding Situational Mutism. It is divided into:
Situational Mutism Websites: For further information and resources
Further Reading: Downloadable PDFs
Situational Mutism Professional Development: Courses & Webinars
Talking to Students about Situational Mutism: Useful Books and Stories
Situational Mutism Websites
The buttons for each website link you directly to them.
The Selective Mutism Association has a lot of useful information and resources on selective/situational mutism.
Confident Children is a service run by selective mutism specialist. They offer therapy services but also free resources and information.
The Selective Mutism Information & Research Association (SMIRA) has a lot of information and resources.
Situational Mutism: Further Reading
Click on the top right corner to download PDFs.
Situational-Mutism-Settings-and-Parents-Pack_V3.pdfDo's and don'ts summary sheet Lucy Nathanson.pdf20221019_SMA_Educator_ToolKit_SinglePagesRevisedOct2022.pdfSituational-Mutism-Information-Pack.pdfTransition top tips.pdfSelectivemutechilddoesn27ttalkatschool.pdfSituational Mutism: Professional Development
Chatterbug offers an online course on selective mutism. The button takes above takes you directly to the course information.
The Selective Mutism Information & Research Association (SMIRA) offers access to free online courses on selective / situational mutism.
Talking to Students about Situational Mutism
Some suggetsed books to discuss Situational Mutism with students.
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Penguin by Polly Dunbar
Perfect for younger children, this is an amusing story about communication and how Penguin can communicate lots of things without saying a word.
Lola's Words Disappear by Elaneh Bos
Lola's Words Disappear by Elaneh Bos
This colourful picture book is written as an introduction to anxiety management techniques for children with Selective Mutism. The same author has also written workbooks on selective mutism and a book called 'Leo's Words Disappeared'.
The Loudest Roar by Clair Maskell
The Loudest Roar by Clair Maskell
A simple book with cute illustrations that describes what it feels like to have Selective Mutism and how having SM does not stop someone from doing great things.
SLCN Stories is a webite with a vast library of picture books on SLCN. The button above takes you to the situational mutism section.
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