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EP21: Ask Dr. E- Ways to get your child to speak in school, how to get past the verbal intermediary stage, when you should consider AAC devices or apps & more
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EP21: Ask Dr. E- Ways to get your child to speak in school, how to get past the verbal intermediary stage, when you should consider AAC devices or apps & more

Ask Dr. E, Selective Mutism in the School, SM in the School, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP21: Ask Dr. E- Ways to get your child to speak in school, how to get past the verbal intermediary stage, when you should consider AAC devices or apps & more

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:10:15-04:00January 29th, 2024|Tags: Parenting, SM in School|

Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum answers five wide-ranging listeners questions relating to Selective Mutism.

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EP19: Navigating family relatives, school performances and busy shopping environments during the holidays
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EP19: Navigating family relatives, school performances and busy shopping environments during the holidays

SM in the School, Treating Selective Mutism, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP19: Navigating family relatives, school performances and busy shopping environments during the holidays

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:10:31-04:00December 18th, 2023|Tags: anxiety, holidays, holidays with SM, Treating SM|

Dr. E answers a handful of holiday-themed mailbag questions from our community.

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Ask Dr. E: Is it Too Much for my English-Speaking Son to attend a French School?
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Ask Dr. E: Is it Too Much for my English-Speaking Son to attend a French School?

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Ask Dr. E: Is it Too Much for my English-Speaking Son to attend a French School?

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T13:42:35-04:00December 4th, 2023|

"I am the mother of a five and half year old boy with Selective Mutism. This year he's going to school. It is a French [...]

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Ask Dr. E: Why does my Child Speak at Home but not at School?
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Ask Dr. E: Why does my Child Speak at Home but not at School?

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Ask Dr. E: Why does my Child Speak at Home but not at School?

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T13:42:42-04:00October 23rd, 2023|

"Why does my child speak to her two best friends at home, but is mute with both when at school?” This scenario is all too [...]

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EP16: How to navigate the testing & assessment process at school and accommodate school-related difficulties
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EP16: How to navigate the testing & assessment process at school and accommodate school-related difficulties

Selective Mutism in the School, SM in the School, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP16: How to navigate the testing & assessment process at school and accommodate school-related difficulties

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:10:39-04:00September 1st, 2023|Tags: accommodations, assessments, IEP, SM in School, testing|

Dr. E sits down with SMart Center Lead Clinician Jennifer Brittingham to discuss ways to navigate the testing and assessment process and more!

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EP15: Differences between 504 and IEP plans, getting the school on board with treatment, building social skills & more
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EP15: Differences between 504 and IEP plans, getting the school on board with treatment, building social skills & more

Selective Mutism in the School, SM in the School, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP15: Differences between 504 and IEP plans, getting the school on board with treatment, building social skills & more

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:10:46-04:00August 21st, 2023|Tags: 504 plan, accommodations, IEP, SM in School, Treating SM|

Dr. E is joined by SMart Center Lead Clinician Jennifer Brittingham to discuss the differences between 504 and IEP plans, ways to get your child’s school staff on board with treatment, and more!

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4 Tips for Back to School
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4 Tips for Back to School

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4 Tips for Back to School

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T13:42:53-04:00August 16th, 2023|

As we approach the start of another school year, we have put together a comprehensive guide for parents to support their children with Selective [...]

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EP14: Back to School (September 2022)
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EP14: Back to School (September 2022)

Selective Mutism in the School, SM in the School, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP14: Back to School (September 2022)

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:10:54-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Tags: 504 plan, accommodations, IEP, SM in School, Treating SM|

Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum welcomes Jennifer Brittingham LPC, a SMart Center lead clinician and school consultant to the podcast to discuss all things back to school!

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Ask Dr. E: What to do when your child’s private school is not receptive to the SM diagnosis
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Ask Dr. E: What to do when your child’s private school is not receptive to the SM diagnosis

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Ask Dr. E: What to do when your child’s private school is not receptive to the SM diagnosis

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:11:00-04:00March 6th, 2023|Tags: anxiety, Parenting|

In our first Ask Dr E episode, Dr. E provided insight into school accommodations, avoidance behaviors, private schools and Selective Mutism, and much more!

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EP9: The Importance of School-Based Accommodations & Interventions w/ Jennifer Brittingham, LPC
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EP9: The Importance of School-Based Accommodations & Interventions w/ Jennifer Brittingham, LPC

Selective Mutism in the School, SM in the School, Unspoken Words Episodes

EP9: The Importance of School-Based Accommodations & Interventions w/ Jennifer Brittingham, LPC

Elisa Shipon-Blum DO2025-08-13T14:11:08-04:00January 2nd, 2023|Tags: 504 plan, accommodations, IEP, SM in School|

Dr. E welcomes Jennifer Brittingham, LPC back to the podcast to discuss the general approach to providing effective school-based accommodations and interventions and why it’s important to have them.

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