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Peer reviewedToppelberg, Claudio O.; Tabors, Patton; Coggins, Alissa; Lum, Kirk; Burger, Claudia – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Early diagnosis of selective mutism (SM) is an important concern. SM prevalence is higher than initially thought and at least three times higher in immigrant language minority children. Although the DSM-IV precludes diagnosing SM in immigrant children with limited language proficiency (as children acquiring a second language may normally undergo a…
Descriptors: Identification, Bilingualism, Language Impairments, Immigrants
