Submitted by Nadira Sultana on Friday 30th October 2020
Published on Thursday 10th December 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Thursday 10th June 2021
Signatures: 13
Raise awareness on Selective Mutism & support adjustments in education settings
The name Selective Mutism implies that it’s a choice, that one has decided to become mute. That's not the case. It causes confusion for people, mostly teachers/educators who have never heard of the disability, and it devalues the condition.
I am selectively mute. I have had to participate in activities I CANNOT do because people don’t understand my condition. Many teachers found it difficult to understand and get help to make my time at school worthwhile, and a few just didn't seem to care. I'm at university now and I'm being told some of the adjustments that would help me might not be met. Government should fund a campaign to raise awareness on the condition and how people with SM can be supported in school, university and work.
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