Selective Mutism

The ASHA Leader/Journal Articles and Handouts

• Selective Mutism An Integrated Treatment Approach
• Selective Mutism in Elementary School: Multidisciplinary Interventions
• Elective Mutism: A Tutorial, Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools
• Narrative Skills in Children With Selective Mutism: An Exploratory Study
• Teaching the Language of Feelings to Students With Severe Emotional and Behavioral Handicaps
• A Socio-Communication Intervention Model for Selective Mutism (ASHA Convention Handout, 2003)

Additional Relevant Papers/Articles Related to Selective Mutism

• Practical Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of Selective Mutism
• Prevalence and Description of Selective Mutism in a School-Based Sample
• The Efficacy of Stimulus Fading and Contingency Management in the Treatment of Elective Mutism: A Case Study

Augmentative/Alternative Communication and Selective Mutism

Some children diagnosed with selective mutism may benefit from an augmentative/alternative communication system to facilitate classroom communication.

• Augmentative Communication: A Glossary
• Communication Facts: Special Populations: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Special Interest Groups and Clinical Specialty Recognition

• SIG 1 Language Learning and Education
• SIG 12, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Clinical Specialty Recognition (General Information)
• Clinical Specialty Recognition in Child Language

Consumer Information

• Selective Mutism

Related Organizations

• NYU Child Study Center: Selective Mutism
• Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center
• Selective Mutism Foundation
• Selective Mutism Group