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A broadcast about selective mutism featuring SMG~CAN CEO and Medical Director Dr. Elisa Shipon- Blum will air on CNN on Monday, October 18, 2004 at 7:00 pm...
Hello, I just joined this group and a couple others in support for my daughter. She has just been released from her counselor because they assessed her as...
Hi!, My daughter is 15 and has been in therapy for about 9 years, (hopefully your daughter won't take so long). Her therapy usually consists of games to get...
Thank you so much for letting me know what to expect. Someone has given me a few leads on where to look for a therapist in this field. Thank you again, Giz ...
Hello, My name is Amanda. I live in Belleville, Ontario. I am married and have two children, Mackenzie 4 and Nathan 2. I am so glad to have found this group. I...
Hi Amanda. Here are some things you as a parent can do to help your child. Take an active role in helping your child with intervention and socialization ( Be...
Dear Amanda: I see that you are from Belleville. In Canada there are two outstanding researchers of sm - Dr. Cunningham from Hamilton and Dr. Manassis at Sick...
My daughter is currently on the waiting list to be assess whether she is selective mutism. Her doctor thinks that's what she has. She goes to preschool and...
Nancy, Is your daughter Asian? My daughter is too and she has just been diagnosed with SM. My daughter is Adopted though. My daughter does not even speak to...
Yes, she is Asian. My daughter just started to interact with her cousin, who is the same age as her and also a couple of really close friend's kids this...
Please be careful with pushing your daughter to speak. Doing this can harm her more than help according to the medical information I have read on Selective...
Hello, Thanks for the welcome. I took some advice and gave a few pages on SM to Mackenzie's teacher today. She is going to take it home this weekend and read...
Amanda, I believe my daughters SM is intensified when she is tired. I notice tantrums at home are incredibly worsened when she is tired. I also think that...
Dear Amanda: A comment to three of your points - if I may - She refused to sit in her chair and would not talk of participate in anything. I doubt if Mackenzie...
I've helped in my daughter's class and I think it just gave her a crutch and slowed down her progress. My daughter is a freshman in high school this year and...
Thank you everyone for your help. I already did ask mackenzie if she would talk more with me at her school helping and she said yes, but she is only 4 and I...
Dear Amanda: The school is not able to arrange for this type of diagnosis - you will need to speak to your family physician (who may not be familiar or even...
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the school may have some suggestions for you but ultimately you'll have to set up therapy. It's not a bad idea to get some suggestions from your dr or ...
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Hello everyone...although I am not a newcomer to the group I have not posted a message in awhile. My daughter Katie is five and in kindergarten. She was...
Hi Sara, my daughter suffered with Sm for quite awhile before we knew what it was all about, every time I took her to the Dr. I was told "she was shy and would...
Hi Sara. As a teacher who worked with a child who had been silent in school for 5 years (2 yrs. preschool, Kdg., 1st and part of 2nd grade), your message...
Hi! My second son, Jake is in second grade and has not spoken in school since he started in kindergarten. He speaks ALL the time at home and at events outside...
Hi Peggy. Sorry about that! Just to explain briefly...SLP is a speech and language pathologist. Their own national organization states that they are the...
Thanks! That is exactly what is happening at Jake's school. I'm glad to know we are on the right track. Thanks again. Peggy ... Hi Peggy. Sorry about that!...
Our 7 years old daughter didn't speak at all to anybody except her parents and 2 brothers until she was 4. between 4-5 she started to talk with one more girl,...