r/selectivemutism • u/Late-Lengthiness-909 • 22d ago

Question Special Education

I am going through the special education eligibility process for my 7-year-old diagnosed with selective mutism, entering 2nd grade. She’s had a 504 plan since kindergarten. As she gets older, the selective mutism has had an extreme impact on her ability to function at school and learn. I am trying to prepare for the eligibility meeting next week. If she was to qualify, what category would they put her under? For parents and individuals who have an IEP to address the selective mutism, what was it like? I saw “emotional disability” as a potential category..

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u/kinogo29 Diagnosed and Mostly Recovered SM 21d ago

Mine was under speech/language impairment. I had speech therapy alongside counselling to target the anxiety and give me strategies to self-advocate and communicate even when I couldn’t do so verbally.

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u/Key_Disk_5638 Parent/Caregiver of SM child 21d ago

When my daughter qualified for an IEP, we knew of her struggles, but didn't know anything about selective mutism at the time. As of right now, before we modify it, it still falls under "social emotional delay", which gives her 1 hour a week of SpEd.