Selektif Mutizm Olgusu

Absract The Selective mutism (SM) can be defined as not to speak in the normal and social environments but to speak in an environment where there are close relationships suchas parents and siblings. The cause has not been fully determined, but it has been reported that the shyness and shyness characteristics, traumatic experiences, negative parental attitudes and language development problems can lead to the SM. Although the prevalence rates vary from one study to another, it has been reported to be about 2% andit is more common in girls. here are four subtypes of SM and the diagnosis is usuallymade at the beginning of the school. The treatment of SM is very difficult. It has beenreported that the practices based on a multimodal approach and cognitive-behavioral approach have successful results. In the study, treatments were performed for the 11-year-old girl child with SM. In this framework, a strategy based on cognitive-behavioral app-roach was applied in the direction of school-family cooperation. The difference of thework from the other case presentations is the applications in the direction of entering tothe group dynamics in a different environment according to the interest and ability ofthe case. The SM case was resolved in a 2-month period and it did not occured again inthe following 2-month follow-up.