21. A conversation with a Speech-Language Pat...

The annual Selective Mutism Association Conference will be held in a fully-virtual format on October 2 and 3, 2021. Click here for more information https://www.selectivemutism.org/.../online-selective.../ Also check out SMA's library of free webinars: https://www.youtube.com/chan ...  عرض المزيد

Dr. Steven Kurtz of Kurtz Psychology talks about teaching Self-Advocacy in Selective Mutism Treatment and shares success stories! Don't miss the free upcoming webinars at SMA 

Maureen Gaspari issues an open letter to the mothers of highly sensitive children.

Episode 764: Dear Mom of a Highly Sensitive Child, I See You by Maureen Gaspari with Highly Sensitive Refuge on Parenting

Maureen Gaspari is a writer, a wife and a mommy to two won ...

Today’s important topic is near and dear to my heart. We are discussing what it’s like to be a highly sensitive parent, and if you’ve listened for very long, you know that I am a highly sensitive parent. We can’t shy away from this topic, because it affects many parents, and it p ...  عرض المزيد

How does your child’s behavior reflect on you?  That’s a trick question -  it doesn’t. But it’s easy for us to feel that it does. Parenting a neurodivergent child can heighten those feelings of guilt or shame when our child doesn’t behave in an expected way or when traditional fo ...  عرض المزيد

As a parent, we are stretched and transformed in ways that we never expected. Think about all the ways we are pushed beyond our capacity in ways that we never could have imagined. It’s important for us, as parents, to gain new skills to help us during this demanding time. If we l ...  عرض المزيد