It is not a well known fact, but October is Selective Mutism Awareness month. It was first introduced by the UK based SMIRA group a few years ago. I tried to do my part on this side of the ocean. I was able to have a local newspaper come to our home and set up an interview to discuss SM and notify the public of our awareness walk. I also contacted many TV stations in Canada and the US, but none of them ever returned contact. I was not necessarily wanting them to do an article on our daughter specifically, I wanted to reach a larger audience to make SM more commonly known.
It doesn't need to be October to spread awareness. Does anyone out there want to help spread the word, or has anyone else done so in the past?
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