Raising a child calls for a village, raising a SM child calls for one hundred villages.

养育一个孩子需要一整个村子人的努力，养育一个缄默症孩子需要一百个村子人们的共同努力

Be sure to remind yourself that Selective Mutism stems from childhood anxiety and is treatable. 请一定要提醒自己选择性缄默症孩子是源于儿童时期的焦虑，是可以治愈的

Key Points 主要要点

• Learn about what SM is and what the treatment strategies are学习选择性缄默症及其治疗方法 
• Find professional SM treatment: psychologist, occupational therapy (OT), speech therapy, psychiatry 寻求专业治疗：心理学家，职业治疗师，语言治疗师，心理医生 
• Work with your child’s school: homeroom/special education teachers, social workers, counselors, OT, speech therapists, Individual Education Therapy (IEP) case manager 配合学校一起工作：班主任/特教老师， 社会工作者，咨询师，职业治疗师，语言治疗师，个体教育治疗IEP，个案经理
• Inform family members, neighbors and friends on how to communicate with SM children     教育家庭成员，邻居和朋友怎样与现择性缄默症儿童沟通

How to Reduce Stress and Pressure 怎样减低压力和焦虑

• Know that you have done nothing wrong as a parent if your child has SM. Do not blame yourself for not discovering it earlier, not knowing how to help or not doing enough to help. 孩子得选择性缄默症并不是家长的错。不要责怪自己没有更早地发现，没有更早更有效地去帮助孩子，
• Be positive: SM is treatable, and with help, your child will be fine 要耐心：选择性缄默症是可以治愈的，在专业人士和家长的帮助下，孩子会健康痊愈的
• Take care of yourself, your spouse, and family members while you work on the journey with SM 在寻求选择性缄默症治疗的漫漫旅途中照顾好你自己，你的配偶，和家人
• Reach out to friends. Be brave and open minded and willing to ask for help. SM parents also could have had SM or anxiety as a child. This makes it harder for them to ask for help.寻求朋友的帮助。保持开放心态，勇敢地寻求帮助。选择性缄默症家长在儿童时期也许也曾有选择性缄默症或焦虑症。对他们而言，寻求帮助可能会更加困难。
• Be willing to share your knowledge on SM with friends and family and anyone who is interested. 请将你的选择性缄默症知识分享于朋友和家人，分享给任何一个对此感兴趣的人

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选择性缄默症包括语言恐 Speech Phobia，感知障碍 Sensory Disorder, 社交恐惧 Social Anxiety 。 关键词： 孩子为什么不说话，孩子在外面不说话，孩子不敢说话，和陌生人不说话，社交恐惧，孩子在幼儿园和学校不说话，害羞，敏感，胆子小，懦弱，怕生，内向，没自信，固执，不敢吃饭，不敢去厕所，不敢和小朋友玩，，在家讲话，出门不讲话。只和爸爸妈妈说话， 不敢参加集体活动。