Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism
Selective Mutism
Selective
Mutism
Presented by: Muhammad Babar
Diagnostic criteria
Consistent failure to speak in certain
situations.
According to DSM V
Diagnostic criteria
According to DSM V
Diagnostic criteria
According to DSM V
Selective Mutism Video
https://youtu.be/K2VFx_iOnxQ
Case Study
“The successful treatment of long-term Selective Mutism”
Mark S.Rye, DouglasUllman
Environmental
Temperamental
Genetic and physiological factors
Associated features
According to DSM V
Treatment for Selective Mutism
Stimulus fading:
Your child may be with someone they talk to easily at first. Then, a new
person may slowly join in. This will help your child get comfortable with new
situations.
Treatment for Selective Mutism
Shaping:
The SLP will praise or give rewards to your child for trying to communicate.
Your child may first only point or use other gestures. Then, they may mouth a
word, which means saying it silently or whispering. The goal is for your child
to speak in all situations.
Treatment for Selective Mutism
Exposure therapy:
During exposure therapy, a psychologist creates a safe space wherein an
individual is exposed to the object of their fear (with selective mutism, this
may be speaking in front of or directly to a stranger).
References
• https://www.wscaweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/
37fbdf7198c43a65a05ed61660ee0a3f.pdf
• https://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/selective-
mutism/
• https://youtu.be/K2VFx_iOnxQ
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/
S0005791699000300