EP61 features the latest installment of our Shining Stars series, where we sit down with former SMart Center patients – or their parents – and discuss how they overcame Selective Mutism. This episode, we meet former SMart Center patient, Josiah D’Angelo.

In this episode, Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum and Josiah’s mom, Dr. Amanda D’Angelo, discuss Josiah’s unique but relatable experience with Selective Mutism, breakthrough strategies and surprise moments, going from isolated to “full volume everyone”, and much, much more.

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Chapters: 

(3:23) JOSIAH'S UNIQUE BUT RELATABLE EXPERIENCE WITH SELECTIVE MUTISM

(10:10) BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES & SURPRISE MOMENTS IN JOSIAH’S SELECTIVE MUTISM JOURNEY

(20:01) GOING FROM ISOLATED TO EXTROVERTED: HOW JOSIAH BECAME “FULL VOLUME EVERYWHERE”

(32:11) COLLABORATING WITH TEACHERS AND SLOWLY INTEGRATING JOSIAH INTO DIFFERENT SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS

(44:29) ADVICE ON PARENTING A CHILD WITH SELECTIVE MUTISM

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