![]() ![]() My daughter’s selective mutism is, probably, not the worst one out of all the possible ways selective mutism can manifest in a child. ![]() I hear you when you explain all the difficulties your little one experiences, all the hardships you need to go through to, maybe, convince the school that selective mutism is real, all the things you have tried before your child refused to go to school again because of the panic attacks. ![]() But what I have come to realize about my family’s 3-year “battle” with selective mutism is that the more I fought and the more persistent I was in “fixing” my child, the more overwhelm I experienced and the unhappier my child would become. There is nothing “normal” or acceptable about selective mutism. You would probably get defensive and ask me “What’s “normal” and acceptable about a child who can’t eat lunch or drink the whole day, have bathroom accidents, or is even petrified of bathrooms, have a continuous meltdown, and is oppositional when it comes to school or any social contact? I dare to ask is it because you expect too much from the educational system that is not built to handle unique and rare conditions such as selective mutism? Or are you expecting too much from an anxious child and are not willing to accept the longer and slower pace of recovery from selective mutism? You are probably tired and overwhelmed dealing with selective mutism and school issues. 504 accommodations for anxiety how to#Before I share with you everything I learned about selective mutism IEP (504) goals and how to craft them, let me burst your bubble: ![]()
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