I'm so happy I found your post.. I'm not alone!! Me and your daughter are very similar down to the T in fact. I'm a 21y old art student from Brighton, England who until the age of 17 suffered from selective muteness (now I don't stop talking).. I was diagnosed with server dyslexic and social dyslexia during my first year of Uni which my educational physiologist linked to my mutism.. I found school very very distressing which worsened my condition so much so that I went completely mute at 14. That's when I left school unable to read or write. With the right help and support I reached an A* standard at GCSE and like your daughter it just all clicked one day.. I met a boy at 15 who boosted my confidence and got me speeking freely to someone outside of the family this confidence grew until at college I realised I did have a voice and that people weren't all monsters that I needed to be intimated by. I found my voice and then began making up for lost conversations, now people can't stop me speaking 😊.. I also got an unconditional offer to one of the top art schools in Europe.. I hope I've given you a little hope.. I wish you both the best xx
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From a ex selective mute to another..
Date: 2016-12-10 02:42 am (UTC)