Do you know someone who appears severely shy and unable to utter a sound?
It may be more than shyness.
It may be selective mutism.
In Finding Your Voice, you will uncover the secrets of this debilitating anxiety.
• Learn about selective mutism
• Find strategies for overcoming the disorder
• Discover ideas for spreading awareness
• Help children, teenagers, and adults with
selective mutism
Explore visual aids offering specific examples for overcoming selective mutism.
Copy templates to give to teachers; follow daily exercises;
and create appropriate goals for any age dealing with selective mutism.
LEARN, HELP, RECOVER
Содержание
SECTION ONE
Helping Children with Selective Mutism
SECTION TWO
Helping Teens with Selective Mutism
SECTION THREE
Helping Adults with Selective Mutism
SECTION FOUR
Sustaining Success
CONCLUSION
Summary and Spreading Awareness Ideas
Об авторе
Gaye James has lived through the struggles of selective mutism by raising a child with the voice-paralyzing anxiety. Helping her son along his path of overcoming selective mutism has inspired her to reach out and help others.Gaye is licensed in physical therapy and helps people learn to walk again. She also works as a lifestyle coach guiding others into better health.Gaye lives in Dayton, Ohio with her husband and enjoys hiking, spending time with friends, photography, and geocaching. Her two adult sons live in Arizona and Ohio. She has three adorable furry four-legged feline ‘grandcats’ named Woodford, Hamilton, and Athena.