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Selective Mutism - OECD - 10-05-2005
I am pasting below the link to a recent article in the NY Times which highlights a case of selective mutism in the classroom and the reactions of the teacher, diagnosis and treatments which include S.S.R.I.s such as Prozac. I wonder if any teachers on this forum have experienced this disorder in the classroom, and also we would be most interested to hear your views on use/abuse of stimulant drugs for remediation and improvement of such disorders. There is a lot of current controversy over the widespread use of Ritalin in the classroom especially in schools in the USA, teachers who lobby parents into coersion for the kids to take it in order to have a more ordered and attentive class. What do you think about these issues and their ethical implications?
NY Times article (sorry but if you are not already a subscriber you will have to register, however, it is very quick)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/12/health/psychology/12mute.html?ex=1115870400&en=ac067448553ef362&ei=5070&pagewanted=1&ei=5070&en=7412e8d520473306&ex=1113969600&oref=login