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Video #1 What is Selective Mutism? Basics, Misconceptions, and Treatment Information

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Video #1 What is Selective Mutism? Basics, Misconceptions, and Treatment Information

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Like the title, this video is about the basics of Selective Mutism in kids.  This video explains the myths vs. reality of how people think kids just refuse to speak when in reality they have an anxiety disorder that actually shuts down their ability to speak in situations they don't feel the most comfortable in.  She explains that 1 in 140 children ages 3 to 8 have selective mutism.  It makes it really difficult for the child because they do have to go to school everyday and selective mutism makes it almost impossible for them to reach milestones mentally and socially. The video also explains how there is help available for kids and parents through therapy that allows the kids to have different ways to work through selective mutism.

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What is Selective Mutism? Basics, Misconceptions, and Treatment Information

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In this video it shows the real struggle children with selective mutism have in real life situations. As it shows in the video the child wants to play with the other boys but because of his anxiety disorder his brain doesn't allow him to. Selective mutism doesn't just make it so the child decides when they want to speak and interact in an uncomfortable situation it completely shuts down the part that allows them to have to social skills to talk to adults or kids his own age.

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Video #3 What People Think Selective Mutism Means

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Video #3 What People Think Selective Mutism Means

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This video shows a girl talking about her experiences with Selective Mutism.  She talks about the common myths and misconceptions that people may think when encountering a child with selective mutism.  She explains how selective mutism is an anxiety disorder that doesn't allow children to speak until they feel like they are comfortable.  She does explain though that children with Selective Mutism can communicate through different ways (writing, drawing, etc.) and also explains that she still can interact with people and has friends despite her challenges that she faces dealing with Selective Mutism.

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Video #4 Selective Mutism or is my child just shy?

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Video #4 Selective Mutism or is my child just shy?

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In this video, Dr. Lindsey Bergman talks about the differences and signs of Selective Mutism compared to regular shyness. She says there is a similarity with the way a Child with Selective Mutism will appear and the way that a shy child will appear but a major differences is that shyness is a tepromental trait and not a disorder that gets in the way of the child's life. The timeline is different with a child with Selective Mutism and shyness when knowing someone meaning that a child with shyness will warm up to someone but a child with Selective Mutism will have a lot of trouble warming up to someone even with a lot of time.

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Selective Mutism or is my child just shy?  |  R. Lindsey Bergman, PhD

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Video #5 What is Selective Mutism - Jade's Mental Health Story

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Video #5 What is Selective Mutism - Jade's Mental Health Story

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This video is all about this girl named Jade's mental health journey with Selective Mutism started from when she was three years old. She explains what her signs were when she was younger and how she was the opposite of a sociable child. She explains how people thought that she was just shy which is why it took such a long time to diagnose and how that is a struggle with many children. Her social skills have not fully developed as they may have for other people her age but she explains how she has come very far just by having to live life.

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What is selective mutism? | Jade's Mental Health Story |  Mind

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Video #10 Dr. Max Gomez: Selective Mutism

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Video #10 Dr. Max Gomez: Selective Mutism

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This video is another example of a real life situation with a child that involves Selective Mutism. They explain how the anxiety disorder didn't allow her to speak in public or in school but with the one week session and therapy sessions she was able to get increasingly more confident in speaking.

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This video shows a real life example of a child suffering from Selective Mutism. The video tells us how this girl, Lily, wouldn't talk in school, wouldn't go to the bathroom in school, if something happened to her she wouldn't speak up about it. This is when her parents knew to do something and put her in a program called "Best Buddies". This program according to the parents allowed her to "speak more to people in one week than she had in her entire life". Because of the program they noticed a significant difference and couldn't be happier with her progress.

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This video shows an easy way to understand selective mutism. It explains that selective mutism is a anxiety disorder where children don't speak in situations like school, restaurants, parks, etc. It also explains what it is not like, disobedience, shyness, speech problem, ect. Lastly, the video explains how a teacher could help one that may be struggling with selective mutism by trying non verbal strategies, a buddy system, alternative assignments, and definitely do not do anything major that may cause them to feel really nervous like calling them out or exclude them.

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Video #6 Selective Mutism: Beyond Talking

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Video #6 Selective Mutism: Beyond Talking

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This video talks about breaking the cycle for kids with Selective Mutism by slowly introducing them into things they fear. For the child you would work from the easiest exposer to the hardest and make it so your child knows exactly what to expect. In order for this to work effectively you also need to praise your child for the hard work they are putting in. An example of a step would be putting the child in the position where they have to ask the teacher to go to the bathroom. This wouldn't be in front of any of the kids just by themselves and once they have achieved that goal they would do it in front of the class. To practice the social skills you want to do something that the child enjoys so it doesn't feel like a chore. The most important thing is preparing the child for what is going to happen no matter how big or little the situation may seem in your head.

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Video #8 Understanding and Managing Selective Mutism

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Video #8 Understanding and Managing Selective Mutism

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This video shows the reality of noticing the signs and living with a child with selective mutism. It shows the difference between the family and other people such as strangers and how the children react to the situations. Without even realizing the adults in the video would not help the boy Lee continue with his fight with Selective Mutism by doing things like answering for him or not preparing him for the situation.

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Understanding and Managing Selective Mutism