Title of article: Selective Mutism Anxiety Disorder

Date article was published: August 18, 2016

Publication: News-Medical.net
Summary:
This article discusses a communication disorder called selective mustism, which
primary affects children. The article defines this as a disorder characterized by children
choosing to not speak in certain situations, while talking normally in others. The article
describes that this disorder only affects nearly 1% of the population, while being more
prevalent in girls. The article discusses in detail the signs of selective mutism. In this
paragraph, the article describes that before diagnosing a child with selective mutism,
therapists must make sure that the symptoms/signs are not correlated to other
communication disorders such as stuttering and/or autism. The article also describes
selective mutism in adolescence, stating that this disorder is harder to manage when
children get older. The article ends with describing the difference between selective
mutism and traumatic mutism. The article states that the biggest difference is that when a
child has selective mutism, they are mute in only some settings while speaking in others
and children with traumatic mutism are likely to be mute in all situations.
Title of book: The MIT Encyclopedia of Communication Disorders
Date book was published: 2004
Publisher of book: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Summary:
This book is a reference work with entries on the whole field of Communication
and Speech Disorders. The book is separated into four broad categories: Voice, Speech,
Language, and Hearing. The book describes that it is organized into these four categories
because voice, speech, language, and hearing represent the range of topics that make up
Communication Disorders. The book then subdivides into Basic Science, Disorders
(nature and assessment), and Clinical management (intervention issues). This book
describes that because approaches to communicative disorders can differ based on the age
of the client, there are also separate chapters for children and adults. The book states that
it was assembled by those with expertise in the science and clinical practice in
Communication Disorders.