Saturday, June 30, 2007
Japanese video about selective mutism
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iA8E_kWUCM
I made a Japanese video about selective mutism.
[Translation]
Selective Mutism
An emotional disorder characterized by a failure to speak in certain situations such as schools because of mental problems despite the ability to speak in home.
It is said that about less than 1 percent children exhibit the symptom.
They are not ordinary shy children.
Their problems are not only a failure to speak, but also academic failure, social withdrawal from peer groups, and so on.
If you meet children with selective mutism, enhance their confidence, not force them to speak.
The Selective Mutism Journal
http://smjournal.com/
Sound Avenue
http://www40.tok2.com/home/sarami/