SELECTIVE MUTISM INFORMATION & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
Registered Charity No. 1022673
Registered Charity No. 1022673
The information charts below are particularly relevant for England and Wales (UK) but contain general points which may be useful elsewhere.
NB: Page 4 below contains a glossary of abbreviations
The links shown on the flowcharts are given in clickable form underneath each flowchart
1. How to get help for Selective Mutism
Links given on page 1 above:
Search for Private Therapist
- Speech & Language Therapy: www.helpwithtalking.com – go to ‘advanced search’, tick the SM button and extend the distance it reports on as support can be done remotely for you
- Psychology: www.achippp.org.uk or www.bps.org.uk
Check that the therapist has SM knowledge and is registered with www.hcpc-uk.co.uk
2. Selective Mutism Therapy
Links given on page 2 above:
SMIRA International Contacts List
3. Learning About Selective Mutism
Links given on page 3 above:
- Learn online, from the Information section on this website
- Join the SMIRA Facebook Group (it’s a closed group so there may be a short wait while we approve your membership request.)
- See NHS Choices – Selective Mutism
Additional Reading
Details and purchase links for all of the books below are on the Recommended Reading page on this website.
- “Selective Mutism Resource Manual 2nd Edition” (Johnson & Wintgens). Most changes in 2nd Edition are for older people with SM and generalising outside school
- “Tackling Selective Mutism” (Sluckin & Smith, ISBN-13: 978-1849053938, ISBN-10: 1849053936)
- “Can I tell you about Selective Mutism?” (Johnson & Wintgens, ISBN-13: 978-1849052894, ISBN10: 1849052891)
- “Can’t Talk? Want to Talk!” (Jo Levett, ISBN-10: 1909301310,ISBN-13: 978-1909301313)
4. Selective Mutism Information
You may download these flowcharts to your computer as a PDF file, for emailing or printing out:
