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- Are there other associated behaviors or personality traits?
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- How common is this problem, to be worthy of our attention?
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- How should I talk to the other students about a child who is selectively mute?
- Is it important to have my child diagnosed when he/she is young?
- What about adults? What are the long-term effects of SM?
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- What if I just found out my older child/adolescent has SM? Is it too late to get help for him/her?
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- What is the prognosis for SM? Will my child overcome this?
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- Are there cases of children under 3 who’ve been successfully treated with medication?
- Are there common behavioral patterns amongst SM children other than not speaking?
- Are there specific guidelines for giving medication that we should know?
- Are you an advocate of medication, and what kinds?
- Could you tell us where to go from here?
- Do language barriers play a role in her confidence?
- Do other anxieties typically develop with SM?
- Do we just not focus on her behavior and hope that she’ll get past it?
- Do we need to put some pressure on our daughter or consider meds?
- Do you feel children with SM should be in special Ed?
- Do you feel we are doing all we can do for our child?
- Do you have any advice to a homeschooling parent of a SM child?
- Do you recommend medication after we’ve tried everything else?
- Do you recommend Meds for my daughter?
- Do you think medication is a beneficial part of the treatment?
- Do you think this is a power struggle with her anxiety?
- Do you think this is too much medication for my little girl?
- Does my daughter have SM?
- Does my daughter’s toilet training issue affect her SM treatment?
- Have you ever heard of the use of Zyprexa in children with anxiety or SM?
- Have you ever used Xanax in treating SM?
- How are these therapy tactics transferred to the classroom?
- How can a child with a diability get out of the whisper mode?
- How can I help my teenage daughter who has social difficulty in high school?
- How can we build up his self esteem and confidence?
- How can we help our daughter feel comfortable speaking around us?
- How do I know when it’s time for medication?
- How do we ease the transition to school?
- How do we handle situations where she is with us and expected to speak?
- How do we reduce her anxiety so she’ll speak in kindergarten?
- How do you use rewards and encouragement without increasing the “pressure” to talk?
- How long should my daughter be on medication?
- How long should we let this problem progress before trying meds?
- How often and by how much do we increase the dose?
- How should we address SM with our son who has skipped a grade?
- If medication acts as a disinhibitor, what happens when she’s off of them?
- Is a drug like Paxil dangerous while a child is still in development?
- Is decreased muscle tone associated with SM?
- Is his bedwetting related to SM?
- Is it a good idea for a relative to teach my SM daughter?
- Is it appropriate to decrease medication?
- Is it common that she won’t answer open-end questions even to her parents?
- Is it too early to send my daughter to school?
- Is it typical for a SM child to outwardly appear happy?
- Is self mutilation a condition of SM?
- Is there a model to help parents see medication as a treatment option?
- Is there a way, without medication, that she can progress on her own initiative?
- Is there any connection between a brain deficiency and SM?
- Is there evidence of tricyclic antidepressants being successful in treating SM?
- Is this a strong enough dosage to do any good?
- Is this dosage ok, and how long should we keep her on it?
- Is this seratonin deficiency inherited?
- Is this too high of a dosage to start at?
- Is videotaping in school a good practice?
- Is whispering a common behavior of an SM child?
- Should a gifted SM child be with a nurturing teacher or his intellectual peers?
- Should I consider a therapist who isn’t skilled in treating SM, but eager to learn about it?
- Should I expose my daughter to fear?
- Should I go to a therapist who has experience with SM?
- Should I intervene and answer questions for her?
- Should I intervene in situations where she struggles to avoid a setback?
- Should I let her fall asleep with me to alleviate her fears at night?
- Should I question my child when he tells me he spoke?
- Should I start her on medication, even though I am seeing positive improvement?
- Should my daughter be separated from the only girl she can comfortably talk to?
- Should our pediatrician be working with us?
- Should she be aware of the goal of therapy with the psychologist?
- Should we address her speech and language disorders, or SM first?
- Should we consider a Montessori school for our daughter?
- Should we create goals to get her to speak?
- Should we go back to Prozac after trying other medications?
- Should we hold our kindergartener back?
- Should we hold our son back for another year?
- Should we pursue a different therapist?
- Should we seek professional help?
- Should we seek psychological help?
- Should we talk with our son about his severe SM, or not make an issue of it?
- Should we try behavior therapy before addressing the toilet training issue?
- What are the differences between Prozak and Zoloft?
- What are the next steps for my SM son who still struggles with SM?
- What are the short and long-term side effects with Prozac?
- What are your thoughts about using St. John’s Wort in treating SM?
- What are your thoughts on Montessori vs. a public classroom setting?
- What can you tell me to help me understand?
- What do you suggest if she doesn’t like the sound of her voice?
- What do you think is the best treatment plan for my 14 year old son?
- What has been your experience with Celexa?
- What is the difference between child SM and adult SM?
- What is the highest dose you would recommend for my 8 year old?
- What meds do you suggest, and what are the short and long-term side effects?
- What success rate is given to treating teens with SM?
- What treatment is available for a teen who has great difficulty expressing her needs to anyone?
- When it is autism and when it is not?
- Where do we start in helping my daughter through this?
- Where do we turn for help?
- Which medication should we consider?
- Who can you recommend in the Cleveland area who really understands SM?
- Why does my daughter speak louder when the teacher leaves the room?
- Why is Prozac effective for some but not others?
- Will her SM manifest into something else?
- Will medication help my daughter talk?
- Will she keep improving slowly, or should I seek professional help?
- Will talking about speaking create pressure or anxiety in SM child?
- Will the anxiety resolve itself slowly as she gets older?
- Would it be beneficial to bring my son to your center in PA?
- Would Paxil be more effective than Prozac for my son with SM and OCD?
- Would you recommend a sleep away camp for my daughter with SM?
- Would you recommend a small private preschool or a public school at this point?
- Would you suggest an occupational therapist for treating SM?
- Would you suggest the EMT process or retention for my daughter with SM?
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