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mitchellfn From: AZ Website: E-mail: mitchellfn@gmail.com	Hi silent kids and older and parents, I love you all and would hug you all if I could. I have a question for now, if anybody had any experience about how this would affect driving. Should a kid with SM get a driving licence? How would she/he react if driving alone and gets in a situation when needs to interact with somebody (police officer for instance)? Added: April 22, 2009
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Sue Maguire From: Orange Ma Website: E-mail: smaguire@mass.rr.com	Hi there, Our granddaughter was just identified as having this disorder. In reading through this web site, there is nothing that suggests that this could also be caused from becoming septic from birth. Her mom, our daughter was positive for strep b. At birth, Isabella was suppose to have been given a shot to counteract this and wasn't. She became septic at 7 days old and was rushed to Boston Children's Hospital. We knew something was wrong almost from the get go. She didn't want to be held and she had no interest in the lights on the Christmas tree or the sounds around her. She would simply look away when introduced to any stimuli and cry when hugged. She is now 5 years old. She does have the symptons listed with Selective Mutism and has beed diagnosed as such. So anyway, I'm just wondering if strep b could have been the cause. Thank you Sue Added: April 21, 2009
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Bonnie Taylor From: New Wilmington, PA Website: E-mail:	Too many kids have suffered because of misconstrued conceptions of what is going in their heads. You guys are doing a wonderful service to those who have suffered. Keep it up! Added: April 20, 2009
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Nicole From: St. Albans Vt. Website: E-mail: ndgsoccermom@yahoo.com	I am so happy I found this website this morning! I have been through the ringer with speech and behavioral therapists for 2 years, and two years later thier is absolutely no difference. I spoke with my pediatrician today and I think we are going to start the prozak. I am so hopeful. You see my son doesn't even talk at home very much. I cannot waite to hold a conversation with my four year old. I can't wait to hear him say "Mommy, I love you.". Or repeatedly asking me why. I hate those parents that say that i am lucky! Lucky that my son doesn't speak. I hardly get to hear that beautiful voice. I hope this works, but I have high hopes. I feel so bad for my son. He has been put through the ringer. First they thought he was deaf, then autism, now selective mutism. Then we found out he has selective mutism and hearing problems. I get tubes this month and prozak soon. Imagine... Soon he will wake up to a crystal clear sounding world that doesn't scare him anymore. I have made myself cry again Added: April 14, 2009
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Alexander Uzice From: Melbourne Australia Website: http://challengelife.biz E-mail: challengelife@bigpond.com	Hi My Name is Alex Uzice and i am a youth counsellor living in melbourne Australia and i have a 5yr old boy suffering from selective mutism. We have sought treatment but there is a lack of knowledge and support for it here, i would like to know, do you train people to be able to treat SM or do you know of someone or somewhere where i can be trained. In need of help! Cheers Alex Added: April 12, 2009
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Roger From: Buffalo/Niagara Falls, Ny Website: E-mail: roger108@roadrunner.com	We are in the process of organizing a support group for SM in the Western NY area. Contact me if interested. roger108@roadrunner.com Added: April 11, 2009
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CARMEN ZARAGOZA From: TEXAS Website: E-mail: artycamy@yahoo.com	Private post. Click to view. Added: April 2, 2009
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Rachel From: Chicago Website: E-mail:	I was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at a very young age after I stopped talking to people when I was about 4. I didn't know it had a name until several years ago. I just knew that I didn't talk to anyone other than the people who lived in my home and my grandmother, who I saw frequently. I have several strong memories about difficulties I had. In daycare, the teacher would not let me participate in group activities such as Valentine's Day card exchanges and watching movies because I would not speak to her. She told me that her mother was in the hospital and COULD not speak and that I was being horribly cruel to CHOOSE not to speak. Reading about the symptoms and treatment really bring back memories about the fear and anxiety of talking around people. As I got older and grew more aware of my "condition," I started talking to children my age as well as my cousins. Adults were "off limits." Anyone who had been told or who had known me when I didn't talk was "off limits" I was 13 when I finally started talking to my other grandmother. At that point, it seemed to me a little bit absurd that I didn't talk to my grandmother, so I gathered my courage and did it. Reading about new information makes me realize that no one in my life handled this appropriately. They would try to make me ashamed of not speaking. They would tease me, cajole me, command me, anything to get me to speak. The more they tried, the more I shut down. Right now, I can feel that fear and anxiety and it's an awful feeling. I am very appreciative that more information is available for parents of children with this condition. From personal experience, I think it is best to catch this as early as possible. The older a child gets, the harder it is to treat. Being mute becomes so ingrained in behavioral patterns that it becomes much harder to break. Added: March 16, 2009
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Kristine From: Illinois Website: E-mail:	I am 30 years old and have just been diagnosed with sm. i have had it all my life but have never known that there was actually a diagnsois for it until recently. When I found out about SM I thought thats me. I had no idea there were others out there going through the same thing i was. Over the years I thought I was just crazy. How could someone be so relaxed and fun at home but is like a frozen statue in public not able to communicate. As a child I went through my school years barely saying a word. I begged my parents for help because i was so miserable but they always told me i would grow out of it. They said I was just shy and I really think they were embarassed to take me somewhere for help. Going to school was a nightmare and entering the work force as an adult was just as bad. I only wish i had learned about this disorder years ago so that i didn't spend so many years feeling alone and different, wondering what was wrong with me and why i could never fit in like the other kids. I still feel that way as an adult and get so tired of people constantly questioning me about why i am the way i am. Some people are just curious but many are just flat out rude. Sometimes i am able to ignore it but other times I get very upset and frustrated. I watch other people interact and it looks so easy and wonder why i am unable to do it. As an adult I am slowly trying to talk to people outside of my home because i know its the only way to try to improve. I usually have a panic attack beforehand, breathing heavily, heart pounding. I have never taken any medication for it, I am kind of afraid to. I guess I just wish this was more well known to the public so that those of us with the disorder could be more accepted by others. All I have ever really wanted was to feel normal. I feel blessed to have found this site to let out some of what I am feeling and although i hate to see so many people suffering as i am, each story i read makes me feel a little bit less alone. Added: March 16, 2009
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Jaime From: Connecticut Website: E-mail: jmelyn9876@yahoo.com	I work at a school with a student who is an undiagnosed selective mute. I found valuable information on this website to help this student. Many people in the school were under the impression that this student was ELL and it couldn't be further from the truth. Thanks for this site, I have found it very helpful. Added: March 15, 2009

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