“…Selective mutism may result in social isolation and academic failure (Kolvin & Goodyer, 1982). Previous interventions for selective mutism have involved contingency management (e.g., Watson & Kramer, 1992), practice or priming (e.g., O'Reilly et al, 2008), shaping (e.g., Masten, Stacks, Caldwell-Colbert, & Jackson, 1996), and systematic desensitization (e.g., Rye & Ullman, 1999).…”