DORAL, Fla. — Talking is a skill most children take for granted. But not in this classroom. A dozen young children sit in a circle, dressed for pajama day. Some clutch their knees or a stuffed animal.
Melanie Manderino has finally found her voice after dealing with selective mutism for the better part of her life ...
October is Selective Mutism (SM) Awareness Month. I know this only because my son has this rare condition. Selective Mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability ...
The Little School of Sapo Zen launches its second edition, offering hope and tools to families across Latin America and Spain Barcelona, Spain--(Newsfile Corp. - September 20, 2024) - Sapo Zen, the ...
NYU Langone’s Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers Combined Emphasis in Empirically Supported Assessment ...
In February, a partnership of 17 mental health organizations published a report calling for an investment in school-based mental health to address the complex and growing mental health needs of ...
When we think of anxious children, we might think of kids clinging to their parents at drop-off time or terrified by clowns at birthday parties. But there's another kind of anxiety that affects young ...
Selective mutism has garnered a lot of attention as a childhood disorder that can have significant repercussions on the children and their families. Children with selective mutism need the help of a ...