Selective mutism can be a confusing term. It may be better understood as situational mutism. This may help you navigate it.

"Note that the word 'mute' is regarded by linguists as an onomatopoeic formation referring not to silence but to a certain fundamental opacity of human being, which likes to show the truth by allowing ...

Melanie Manderino is finally ready to talk. The 18-year-old struggled with selective mutism, an extreme anxiety disorder in which someone is unable to speak in social settings, for the better part of ...

As a child, Erin Silvia could physically speak, but the thought of talking to anyone other than her immediate family was terrifiying. She struggled with selective mutism, which the Cleveland Clinic ...

Rachel Ling Gordon wasn’t always so outgoing. When she was a toddler, she was diagnosed with selective mutism, a social communication anxiety disorder. Wowing the crowd at a magic show is no small ...

A resident in Seoul’s Seocho District, identified as Ms. A, who is raising a five-year-old daughter, followed the “Daechidong early English education formula” exactly. To prepare for the ...

Q: My five-year-old daughter started kindergarten this year and I have been getting a lot of calls from her teacher about issues in the classroom. Her teacher keeps telling me that my daughter does ...

A multitalented 11-year-old girl is hitting the big time, but her success was nearly silenced forever. "I've been playing piano for nine years since I was 2," said Rachel Ling Gordon. Gordon, who is ...