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NY Times on Selective Mutism by JohnL Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 01 Apr 2005 12:00am The 12 April 2005 issue of the New York Times carried a good story about selective mutism. Harriet Brown, who reported the story, avoided many of the traps that might... with this disorder, resisted the temptation to extol only psychopharmacological or behavioral treatments, and (though she used cases for interest) avoided depending only on heart-tugging Read on »

Selective Mutism: A Teen Aberration Story by Penelope P. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 22 Jun 2009 10:13pm Most people think I’m just shy. They’re not wrong; not really. It’s just that there’s more to it than simply being shy. At age 4, I was diagnosed with Selective Mutism. I didn’t really know what it meant back then, only that it was difficult for me to make friends every time I moved to a new environment. Selective Mutism (SM) is a little Read on »

Selective Mutism: It's Time to End the Frustration by HolisticHealth Posted Mon 18 Oct 2010 4:36pm it? What I am about to say you don't want to miss, if you really want to help your child out of this This condition is called selective mutism , and it isn't uncommon. You Read on »

Mute Monday by Tiffany Snook Patient Expert

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You will need to mute my play li ... by Michele W. Patient Expert

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Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 1:38pm You will need to mute my play list at the bottom of my blog. Read on »

Talkative Mute: An Aberration Story by Penelope P. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 09 Dec 2009 5:30am , this is all peanuts compared to today's topic, Selective Mutism (SM). I'd never heard of SM until last summer when a student wrote an essay for me on her aberration, which was SM. My... to others who are faced with SM. It's a poorly understood diagnosis that has not only become her daughter's aberration, but also her own. Your daughter has Selective Mutism (SM Read on »

On mute by Polar Bear Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:56pm Sorry. Life's been on mute for a while. The minutes trickle past... and in this vacuum it's as if even my breaths are muted. Vacuum packed for your enjoyment. Last week we worked things out. I explained a lot. Words, really. I came clean. I put words to my emotions. That's progress, at least. I wasn't on mute then. And V understood Read on »

The mysterious Mac mute problem by Kamal S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 31 Jul 2008 8:07pm the problem. Recently, I figured out that this happened as soon as I muted the sound on my Mac and then put it back on. After this, the system sounds would totally shut off. So, now I do not mute the sound totally. I just reduce the volume in case I need to do that. The system sounds are really important because they alert me for different events Read on »

I Was Right About Diabetes Story: No Big Headlines, Only Muted Coverage by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Thu 16 Apr 2009 12:10am an embryonic stem cell success, the headlines would swamp reportage of the financial crisis. But this is the wrong kind of stem cell success, so I expect, at most, muted coverage. That's precisely what it received, muted coverage. New York Times; crickets chirping. Ditto, the Washington Post. And ditto again, the L.A. Times. No Boston Globe. No San Francisco Read on »

Mute the TV for the kids by Rosalie L. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 7:37pm Have you noticed if you "mute" the television the kids continue to watch the television? I heard from a friend that her 5 year old son' s favorite movie is in Spanish... homework time, we "mute" the television while my grandson does his homework and he is still sneaking a look at the television, even without the sound. This relates to how kids Read on »