My son,Cade, is 5 1/2 years old and seems to meet all of the criteria of a selectively mute child. When he started pre-school earlier this year he would not...
MY GRAND DAUGHTER HAS JUST FINISHED KINDERGARTEN AND NEVER SPOKE TO HER TEACHER..... SHE PLAYS WELL WITH OTHER KIDS AT HOME OR AT LEAST 10 FEET FROM THE SCHOOL...
from what i can tell your son is progressing quickly already from what i learned with my daughter through this is that the less we "push" the better she does....
Well school is now out and my daughter did not talk at all to her kindergarten teacher. Just like the last year in preschool.. The speach therapist did get her...
Hi everyone! My 5 year old daughther has just been officially diagnoised with selective mutism as of today. I only had a speech pathologist observe her...and...
hello, From what I have gone through the last 2 year with my daughter.. I would look for help before september... All the kids in my daughter's kindergarten...
Hi, I have a 5 yr old daughter. She was dx with SM when she was 31/2. IMO, its best not to wait. The earlier you intervien the better the results. We took...
Hello, Is there any books that helps the teacher, teach a selective mute child.. My daughter's first grade teacher is trying to get prepaird for her when...
hello, I allready have the Ideal classroom setting for the selectively mute child.. And I let the teacher take it home.. What she is wanting is more ideas on...
Hi, I am new to this site. I've known for sometime that my 4 yr old daughter's inability to speak to her little preschool friends or teachers was not normal....
Hi everyone it's me again. I have somemore questions for somebody( maybe I don't have any questions and feel like I need to vent!) I have been trying to find...
hello, I know all too well how you feel.. I am finally , sorta getting some help.. I was told to treat SM you also have to treat the anxiety... My daughter...
Hi Shelly, Thanks for responding. I feel guilty that I havent called the therapist yet. The summer has been so crazy busy. I will do it after all the out of...
Hi squeaky, Where do you live? I know how you feel. I took my daughter to a quack who knew absolutely nothing. I am exploring Dr. Steve Kurtz from NYU Child...
I recently found this group and have a few questions. My daughter is 3 years old and currently seeing a speech therapist. She is speech delayed due to a...
Dear Kris, I read your e mail today and your daughter sounds just like mine. My daughter also started out with speech delay. She would completely "shut down"...
Hi everyone! I just wanted to say things here have been a little better! I have found a wounderful pshchologist who is willing to work with Brittany. He has...
Dear T Nice to hear your daughter is making progress. I too am taking my 4 year old daughter to a psycologist at NYU Medical Center. He has dealt with SM...
my daughter is almost 14 and we've been fighting with selective mutism for 12 years. She's been on Zoloft, Zyprexil, and Prosac and been through all the...
Hi, Did you take your daughter to a professional who deals with SM. My first experience with a psychologist was awful because he never treated SM. I just...
Hi everyone I am almost in tears because I have found this support group. My daughter is 5 1/2. I always said that she turned my world upside down when she...
Hello, My Daughter is now almost 7. Since she was almost 5 we noticed she was talking to fewer and fewer people.. I feel we were over protective and didn't let...
Please check http://www.selectivemutism.org/desb.htm Dr. E. Shipon-Blum is in Philadelphia. She is the most knowledgeable and experienced professional who...
Hi, I read your email and can totally relate to your story. I find that dealing with my own husband is frustrating. I started taking her to a child psycologist...
Hello, I don't respond much to this group, only because of my lack of time, but I try to read all the posts. Your post especially touched my heart because I ...
We are dealing with SM of our daughter since she was 3. We used play therapy when she was 4 for 6 month. She liked the therapist, and started to talk to her...
Hello Victoria, Again, I don't respond much to this group, but your situation hits home as well, so I thought I should respond. I understand your situation....
Thanks Sherry for the kind and encouraging words. I have great hope that she will come out of this eventually. She has already made improvements from last...
Thanks for your support, it helps, Victoria iritdror <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote: We are dealing with SM of our daughter since she was 3. We used play ...
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