By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum For children with Selective Mutism (SM), social situations aren’t just uncomfortable— they can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, and [...]
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By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum & Dr. Jenna When School Refusal Is a Signal For many families, school refusal can feel sudden [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum If you are the parent of a child or teen with Selective Mutism, this exchange may feel very familiar: [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum Helping children with Selective Mutism (SM) learn how to respond and initiate conversation is one of the [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum & Dr. Jenna Blum When we think about communication, we often imagine words flowing easily in conversation. [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum & Dr. Jenna Blum When supporting a student with Selective Mutism (SM) or Social Communication Anxiety, one [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum & Dr. Jenna Blum When we think about Selective Mutism (SM), we often focus on the silence [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum When supporting a child with Selective Mutism (SM), the natural instinct is to ask questions, encourage responses, [...]
By Dr. Elisa Shipon Blum Children and teens with Selective Mutism (SM) often struggle with the natural give-and-take of conversations. Initiating, responding, [...]
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