I am not finding any local therapists that knwo about SM either. As
suggested earlier to me there are some doctors at many major
universities. I am contacting Dr. Shipon-Blum at PCOM in
Philadelphia. That may be worth the trip for you from Conn. I will
let you know how that goes. Also, one thing I am doing is tracking
very carefully every phone call, email and information that happens
between us and the school/teacher. I am also starting to journal my
daughters daily behavior. I want to keep track of how she behaves
in different settings more specifically. As I mentioned earlier the
school doc wanted to categorized her as ODD. My husband said he was
just being careful and doing his job to go over everything
thoroughly. If he was doing his job and was interested in really
helping he would have asked to actually meet my daughter. Also,
when I showed her preschool picture to the group where Amanda is in
a classic SM position (head down and tilted) they all did not go
for that and the teacher claimed that Amanda was making progress and
giving her eye contact. At first I was excited but today after I
have had time to think my intuition says that they may be
exagerating the progress. How do you really know how your child is
boing treated in the classroom? At our school we don't even get
inside the door, they get dropped off at the gate. My friend is
going to volunteer in Amanda's class to observe what really
happens. If I don't get positive feedback I will pursue the
homeschooling until I find the right school. I have already started
researching the system in delaware. I never want to knowingly put
Amanda in a situation where she is being treated in a way that will
set her back further. I will end with a question - Do most of your
kids talk about school at home and indicate that they wish they were
talking and involved or is it a normal charectaristic for them to
avoid even any discussion about the topic? Sorry my notes are the
longest, they will shorten as I get all my venting caught up!
--- In selectivemutismsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com, "Peggy Camp"
<camppeggy@s...> wrote:
> Absolutely! I have thought about homeschooling now more than ever,
since my son is now having a hard time even getting to school. I am
at a lose for what to do next. I am having a hard time trying to
find any therapists that deal with sm in my area. Any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: megjosetti
> To: selectivemutismsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 10:29 PM
> Subject: [Selective Mutism Support Group] School meeting for my
daughter
>
>
> I met with my daughters teacher, principal and school
phsycologist
> today. My husband went with me which was great. I really felt
we
> made progress with the teacher and i feel good about that. The
> physcologist has never met our daughter. he says he has had
> experience with 3 other children with sm. We shared about our
> dughter and showed them pictures of her laughing and playing and
> some examples of her artwork. We answered questions about
Amanda
> and the phy. really was most interested in the fact that she
will
> not even talk about school at home. I understand this because
my
> dsughter is bright and I think she realizes that that will put
her
> in a vulnerable position. He actually told us that he thinks
our
> daughter may have some traits of ODD - oposition defiant
disorder.
> I did not like what I was hearing and came home a researched. I
was
> really upset to read the traits of ODD. It was quite disturbing
and
> also a condition which is primarily a problem between the child
and
> adults they know well. I can say that SM and ODD should not be
> confused. My daughter is not defient and is as sweet as could
be.
> Needless to say we are proceeding with an evaluation from a
> proffesional outside the school system. We are going to go a
day at
> a time. the teacher seems to really be open now and has even
said
> she would visit at home and bring her daughter who is just a
year
> older than Amanda.
>
> Has anyone every considered homeschooling as a option???
>
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