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Sep 2020
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23. The Highly Sensitive Child with Maur...

Chelsea Gamache
About this episode

Maureen from thehighlysensitivechild.com tells us about what it means to be "highly sensitive" and how it relates to Selective Mutism as well as Sensory Processing Disorder. Maureen is a writer and a mom to 2 highly sensitive children. 

Resources:

https://www.thehighlysensitivechild.com 

My Book of Brave:

https://www.amazon.com/My-Book-Brave-Journal-Feelings/dp/1542457432 

Dr. Aron's Book:

The Highly Sensitive Child

The Facebook Group:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/thehighlysensitivechild 

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