- Anxiety Management and Tip toe walking

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Hi,I am serene, i had a child diagnosed with autism spectrum since the age of 3plus and now is 8yrs old. My girl's biggest problem is anxiety. She get excited very easily and difficult to calm down. She always have sleepless night and had to fall asleep.He understanding and regulation is also not good. Her conversing with people power is weak. Will MNRI help? I am staying in SIN, can advise how it help? I dun know why she tip toe since young till now. She like to watch singing variety show and dun like her age programme example, dora or bunny.Thanks & RegardsSereneFrom: daphne_duk <daphneduckworth@...> Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2011 00:54:34Subject: Re: Selective Mutism

Hi Kim

Welcome to the wonderful world of MNRI. It can definately help with selective mutism.

I saw you are looking for someone in Southern Ontario. It is large but there are 3 of us around the Toronto area. Joan Agosta joan@..., core specialist is in Guelph and holds many courses in this. Birchall hbirchall@...,(core in training)is in Newmarket and I am in Barrie, daphneduckworth@.... I have been studying and living the MNRI method for 9 years now and love it.

Where are you?

be well

JOY

Daphne

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> > I am an occupational therapist in Minnesota. I have been using the MNRI approach for a little over a year with a 5 year old girl with a diagnosis of Selective Mutism. I see her twice a week and her parents follow through with the therapy at home, and we have seen amazing and wonderful changes! MNRI has been very effective in reducing her level of anxiety, and with that, she is talking more, withdrawing/freezing less, has become more independent with self-care skills, and is showing more willingness to try new things.  She has also become very interested in playing with her peers.

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> > Where do you live? If there is an MNRI practitioner near you, I would recommend that you meet with him or her, and see if you can get some help in setting up a therapy program for your son. I would also recommend, if at all possible, that you try to attend a Family Educational Conference, Mini-Conference, or Mini-Clinic, where your son would

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> > My name is Kim and my 14 year old son has been diagnosed with Selective Mutism. I have declined any pharmaceutical methods to "treat" my son. I have heard that the MNrI method has been effective for children with SM. I do not live in an area that is holding a course but have ordered the manual and disc. Anything I can glean from this group will be appreciated.

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