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 ...
Victoria, That is great she is making improvements. Keep building on those out of school relationships. Yes, my daughter did take meds. It helped her ...
Dear Sherry, Your emails are really helpful. I am going to go ahead and start her on meds. I need a script from her pediatrician, who is an old fashion,older...
Hi! I'm new to this group. My middle son is 5 1/2 years old and is suffering from sm and anxiety issues. I'm looking for some play therepy groups in CT. Does...
Thank you to each one of you who has responded to my message. I have printed each reply and am studying the information that you have so gracioucly offered....
Dear Pegc97, If you live in Conn. you may be able to find a psychologist at NYU Child Study Center. They have a SM treatment program. They are expensive but...
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...
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...
Hi, I know its hard for you right now.. Its been hard for us.. My daughter Tabby is almost 7.. She is finally making some progress.. Its taken her almost 3...
I know it's tough finding a dr with any expierence but i've found some good ones through colleges. Marquette University and U.W. Madison. As of a couple of...
selectivemuteism.org has a really nice section for teachers to help them understand and work with sm kids get a copy to your son's teacher. than get him into...
my daughter has a very hard time with "happy birthday" "i love you" please, thank you, and about a hundred other things. Names are also a very big problem,...
My 4 year old with SM never says "I love you", "please" or 'thankyou". I will ask her "do you love me?" and she will respond with a head nod. Or I will ask...
Thanks Victoria and Beth for your response about "I love you", etc. It is reassuring. Meg smsupportgroup2@yahoogroups.com, "Victoria Johanet, MSEd" ... or...
Shelly, Thanks for your input. My only concern is that if you do not have a school that is working for you it could be devistating to the child. I am not...
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