Cat Helps Boy With Selective Mutism
Posted on July 31, 2012
A friendly cat is helping a 7-year-old boy, Lorcan Dillon, overcome his anxiety disorder known as selective mutism. Lorcan has struggled with selective mutism since he was 3 years old. Lorcan's parents report that their son has improved tremendously since the cat, a Birman named Jessie, was added to their family 2 years ago.
Filed Under: Child Anxiety and Panic Attacks, Other Childhood Anxiety Disorders, Selective Mutism Tagged With: child anxiety, School, selective mutism, social anxiety, therapy and treatment
