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[quote=Anonymous]My Kindergartener was diagnosed with selective mutism in preschool and it is an anxiety disorder.  He had a fear of going up to the cashier even though I was about 10 feet away and wouldn’t go up to the counter to order a snack at our pool.  After a low dose of Prozac for 6 months he was weaned off of it but during that time he was less anxious when starting elementary and the change is night and day.  He peed in his pants at preschool because he was unable to talk which is what selective mutism (anxiety so strong it prevents you from verbalizing even if against your interest) is but the teachers at his elementary school say they can’t tell.  His therapist a selective mutism expert said he no longer met the definition after interviewing the school teachers and counselors who described his behavior.  But you need to go to a medical doctor for the script as the therapists only give you strategies.  In our case we had to make sure our kid did not associate his new school with not talking so for anxiety disorders such as his it was highly effective and fortunately our pediatrician had seen this with other similarly diagnosed patients.  Good luck.[/quote]

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