I don't know what to write about today.... I noticed that having SM is kind of a blessing, in a way. A neutral way, not good or bad. Just in between. Just riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Like Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
My friend Heidi from Facebook just made a good point. (Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D ) She has SM too. People ask us things everyday about ''how quiet we are'' and things like that. It ain't like we can tell them... Dur. I'm random. Apparently. In some sort of good way.
I'm thinking of other ways to express my anger over selective mutism awareness and stuff. Why do I know only one person who has it? Isn't the commonness like 1 in every 146 or something? So at least 3-4 kids at my school have it. That includes me, so.... ? THAT'S FAIR, NOT TELLING ANYONE ELSE. I'd rather have the whole world know. Well kind of.
What REALLY makes me feel left out, all the time, is when a teacher asks me in front of the entire class, "Amber, are you sure you are comfortable and BLAH BLAH BLAH?!?!"
"Get a life," I feel like saying.
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Talking about Teachers... I have met with my daughter's Teachers at the start of the past two years. They say that they understand, and then I get report card comments like: "refuses to talk", "does not take part in verbal communication", "is not reading at the appropriate level". How would the Teacher know my daughter's reading level if she doesn't hear her speak?
ReplyDeleteShe has come a long way since she started taking a low dose medication, and actually did an oral presentation in class at the end of the last School year. Now she is in a new grade and she is starting all over again. I will be meeting with her Teacher again on Monday, hopefully she can obsorb the information that I give her.
My comment is a parent's perspective on SM, I can't say that I know what it feels like to have SM but I can sure see the impact that it has.
Great post!