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What do you suggest if she doesn't like the sound of her voice?
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L...., age 8 has never spoke to teachers in school. At old school, spoke to select group of peers. Now, at new school, will only mouth words (without voice) to small group of peers. She says she doesn't like to sound of her voice. Yet, it doesn't bother her when watching herself on video, only when she hears herself from inside. What do you suggest?
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Interestingly enough, many SM children say this very same thing... that they do not like the sound of their voice. A suggestion would be to try speech therapy. With SM children that truly do not like their voice, speech therapy has helped them reach a certain comfort level and to realize their voice is not so bad. Along with the speech therapy, doing typical anxiety lowering techniques such as practicing verbalization in the school with you before and after school, having frequent playdates with children from the class, bringing those kids into class before and after school etc.
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