Selective Mutism

Free Downloadable Resources 

→ Identifying a child with Selective Mutism 

→ Working with Children Who Have Selective Mutism 

→ SMIRA How to Get Help for Selective Mutism  A Flow Chart 

→ When the Words won't Come Out. A booklet about Selective Mutism for Teens and Adults.

Signposting - Organisations, Support & Resources

Below is a List of Various Organisations that Provide Support, Advice and Resources. If any of the details below require updating or amending, let us know

Please be aware that the organisations listed on this page are provided for information purposes only, and are not endorsed or recommended by STLS. You should always ensure that any service, activity, or therapy that you are considering for your child / young person is appropriate to their needs.

→ CMI. A Teacher's Guide to Selective Mutism 

→ Confident Children works to help children worldwide overcome selective mutism, free themselves of anxiety, find their voice and shine. 

→ Finding Our Voices is an online community that started up in August 2014 as a quarterly magazine. It has helpful and inspiring articles relating to selective mutism. 

→ ISPEAK Selective Mutism in the words of people with selective mutism. 

→ Kent Community Health - Children’s Therapies  The Pod Advice and Information on Selective Mutism 

→ NHS Choices offers insight into Selective Mutism, its causes and offers advice and strategies to manage this distressing condition

→ SMIRA provide information to health and education professionals involved in caring for these children and young people.

→ SMIRA Information for Professionals 

→ SMIRA Information for Young People 

→ SMIRA Information for Parents 

Personal Testimonies

→ Diary of a Selective Mute One Person's experiences living with selective mutism and social anxiety 

→ Imagine By Antje Bothin