SELECTIVE MUTISM HELL
Sharing one very personal experience from my Selective Mutism hell, aka school.
SELECTIVE MUTISM- THE FREEZING FEAR THAT STEALS VOICES
05.10.2018
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ACCOMMODATIONS, ANXIETY, AUTISM, CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS, SELECTIVE MUTISM, SPEECH, TERMINOLOGY
Selective Mutism, a severe anxiety disorder, often gets misunderstood, misinterpreted, misdiagnosed, and the term misused. Here is what Selective Mutism is, isn’t, what it’s like, and what can help.
ECHOLALIA AND OTHER ECHO PHENOMENA – BY NO MEANS MEANINGLESS
20.07.2015
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AUTISM, CO-OCCURRING CONDITIONS, ECHOLALIA, SENSORY PROCESSING, SPEECH, STIMMING
Repeating words or phrases is an autistic trait most people are familiar with. But what is echolalia really? What’s its purpose? What does it feel like? Let’s take an unpathologized inside look at it.
NON-SPEAKING AND NON-VERBAL
What the terms “non-speaking” and “non-verbal” mean, and one experience of being intermittently non-speaking and non-verbal.