SMart Amy Message to Parents 家長贈言

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

養育一個孩子需要一整個村子人的努力，養育一個緘默症孩子需要一百個村子人們的共同努力

Be sure to remind yourself that Selective Mutism stems from childhood anxiety and is treatable. 請一定要提醒自己選擇性緘默症孩子是源於兒童時期的焦慮，是可以治愈的

Key Points 主要要點

• Learn about what SM is and what the treatment strategies are學習選擇性緘默症及其治療方法 
• Find professional SM treatment: psychologist, occupational therapy (OT), speech therapy, psychiatry 尋求專業治療：心理學家，職業治療師，語言治療師，心理醫生 
• Work with your child’s school: homeroom/special education teachers, social workers, counselors, OT, speech therapists, Individual Education Therapy (IEP) case manager 配合學校一起工作：班主任/特教老師， 社會工作者，谘詢師，職業治療師，語言治療師，個體教育治療IEP，個案經理
• Inform family members, neighbors and friends on how to communicate with SM children     教育家庭成員，鄰居和朋友怎樣與現擇性緘默症兒童溝通

How to Reduce Stress and Pressure 怎樣減低壓力和焦慮

• 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. 孩子得選擇性緘默症並不是家長的錯。不要責怪自己沒有更早地發現，沒有更早更有效地去幫助孩子，
• Be positive: SM is treatable, and with help, your child will be fine 要耐心：選擇性緘默症是可以治愈的，在專業人士和家長的幫助下，孩子會健康痊愈的
• Take care of yourself, your spouse, and family members while you work on the journey with SM 在尋求選擇性緘默症治療的漫漫旅途中照顧好你自己，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.尋求朋友的幫助。保持開放心態，勇敢地尋求幫助。選擇性緘默症家長在兒童時期也許也曾有選擇性緘默症或焦慮症。對他們而言，尋求幫助可能會更加困難。
• Be willing to share your knowledge on SM with friends and family and anyone who is interested. 請將你的選擇性緘默症知識分享於朋友和家人，分享給任何一個對此感興趣的人

作者俊華,艾米媽 。 如有需要，加微信：junwang08837，艾米媽邀你進 “選擇性緘默症家長分享群”。

選擇性緘默症包括語言恐 Speech Phobia，感知障礙 Sensory Disorder, 社交恐懼 Social Anxiety 。 關鍵詞： 孩子為什麽不說話，孩子在外麵不說話，孩子不敢說話，和陌生人不說話，社交恐懼，孩子在幼兒園和學校不說話，害羞，敏感，膽子小，懦弱，怕生，內向，沒自信，固執，不敢吃飯，不敢去廁所，不敢和小朋友玩，，在家講話，出門不講話。隻和爸爸媽媽說話， 不敢參加集體活動。