#selectivemutism and access — #notrocketscience

“Acceptance is what’s needed. If society is so against you for just existing and being who you are, that doesn’t help someone who’s anxious — to speak more easily.” (...on why therapies don’t work...) @brilliantfishny

Natasha @Floral_starlett delivering a multi-communication presentation at uni on #selectivemutism very soon to be as inclusive as possible. More to follow.

sonja 💙 @Floral_starlett Love this and the amazing potential it has. I just hope the people that need to listen actually do, there's a lot to be learnt from that one picture ❤️

THIS IS A FIRST!!! An event about SM — by SMers, for SMers. THANK YOU Natasha ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ for 'Raising OUR Voices' #selectivemutismawareness #selectivemutism

THIS important call out to SMers for ‘Raising OUR Voices’ @Floral_starlett #selectivemutism #selectivemutismawareness

#selectivemutism is #communication What about SM? What about SMers? Accept our ways of communicating — whispering/gesturing/typing/writing/texting/etc are communicating Not speaking IS communicating Remember — SM is NOT a choice Focus on enabling out talents & skills to emerge!

Words cannot suffice — #situationalmutism #selectivemutism #anxiety Spent years advocating for URGENT practical low cost change — for acceptance, understanding, accommodations by employers, schools, further education — via iSpeak facebook.com/ispeaksm/photo… ispeak.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1T…

Words cannot suffice — #situationalmutism #selectivemutism #anxiety Spent years advocating for URGENT practical low cost change — for acceptance, understanding, accommodations by employers, schools, further education — via iSpeak facebook.com/ispeaksm/photo… ispeak.org.uk/?fbclid=IwAR1T…

Simple, achievable adjustments to support #MentalHealth + #communication — 1. Acceptance & understanding 2. Alternatives to speaking in environments where the student does not feel safe 3. Simple changes to the environment & procedures

Protect students by providing a safe environment in which they are valued and can flourish. iSpeak — help and advice for young people & adults — ispeak.org.uk facebook.com/ispeaksm/ Poster/flyer from 2015!

There is still a serious lack of understanding & support for young people & adults with #anxiety / #situationalmutism (aka #selectivemutism) in further education & employment with a consequential impact on #MentalHealth — as most support is focused on children. URGENT👇👇👇

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The public school idea of 'oratory' still takes precedence in further ed & employment, over simple adjustments that support #communication & #mentalhealth For #anxiety #situationalmutism (aka #selectivemutism), #communication #disabilities, #autistic — we are not the problem!🔥

Would you be interested in Please signing/sharing the #Petition to recognise #SelectiveMutism as #SituationalMutism, a Disability many have with Autism? chng.it/wwrZc6zV Thank you, #DhekeliaDesigns 😊 selectivemutismnhspathways @Sami_Wren @Clgslt Parenting the Highly Sensitive Child sonja 💙

Fab✨ to be collaborating with #artists Sonia Boué & Lucy Barker at Autograph #Neurodivergent Space through Creative Practice, reflecting on experiences of wordlessness and #situationalmutism Free ND event! Thurs 9 Mar 6:30pm (GMT) Booking essential bit.ly/3iYyoOl

Super glad to hear that there will be more support to get those who want to off antidepressants and painkillers. I hope discussion has been respectful to everyone on Twitter. Research is based on norms, the best evidence always being what the patient says works best for them.

Sharing my a-n TimeSpaceMoney bursary work — Sensory Philosophy, raising the profile of #situationalmutism #selectivemutism at this event ⏬ Supported by a bursary from a-n The Artists Information Company an_artnews 🙏🙏 a-n & @AutographABP for supporting this much needed work

Wonderful #neurodivergentle discussion Aucademy on autistic #situationalmutism ( #selectivemutism ) affirms + validates my own experience + what I've been advocating for the last 8 years — access, change the environment not us. 🙏 Ben, Libby, Si, Chloe youtube.com/watch?v=DJ44rH…