The Selective Mutism Blog
New Year’s Resolution: Overcome Selective Mutism
New Year, New Approach! Easy-to-follow Resolutions List. Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s Social Communication Anxiety Treatment® (S-CAT®) approach to the treatment of Selective Mutism has been [...]
Ask-the-Doc: How can you explain to a Selectively Mute child’s classmates what it means to have SM?
Question: “What should a teacher tell the SM child’s classmates when they ask why the SM child doesn’t talk? Answer: “This happens quite often. Recommendations would [...]
9 Reasons Why Teens Should Participate in CommuniCamp Intensive Group Treatment Program for Selective Mutism
Oftentimes it can be hard for older children and teenagers with Selective Mutism and social anxiety to agree to participate in a group [...]
When a Child with Selective Mutism Doesn’t Looks Anxious, is the Mutism Still a Result of Anxiety?
Question: “There is a child with Selective Mutism in our 5th grade class. She participates fully, laughs, smiles, and seems completely comfortable. She does not [...]
Ask the Doc: Should I Home School My Child with Selective Mutism?
Question: “Since my child is so anxious in school and is so relaxed/normal at home, perhaps I should home school my child. Is this a [...]
Ask the Doc About Lowering Anxiety in the Classroom for a Student with Selective Mutism
Question: “If a child/teen is completely mute within the classroom, will verbalization automatically begin when anxiety is lowered?” Answer: “The answer is YES and NO... [...]
Ask-the-Doc: How do you handle a child with selective mutism having to give an oral presentation at school?
Question: “What if a child with Selective Mutism has to give an oral presentation? How would that be handled?” Answer: “Depending on the age of the [...]
We Have a Totally Different Child Since Attending CommuniCamp: An Update, Two Years Later
"We Have a Completely Different Child After Attending CommuniCamp!" An Update, Two Years Later Read Kaylee's original "Shining Star Success Story" here. Kaylee and [...]
We Have A Totally Different Child Since Attending CommuniCamp
Kaylee, six-years-old, and her family traveled to the Greater Philadelphia Area from Wisconsin for CommuniCamp™ Intensive Group Treatment Program. Before getting treatment from the [...]
Gianna and Family Overcome Selective Mutism with CommuniCamp
Gianna was a confident and social child up until she started school when she was three years old. Gianna’s mom recalls that in the [...]