It wasn’t until she met a pupil with selective mutism while teaching at a kindergarten that she discovered her own diagnosis. Masking social anxiety: why some Hong Kong teens still use face ...

Selective mutism (SM) is a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability to speak in certain social situations, despite being able to speak in more comfortable settings ...

Mutism in older adults is not uncommon. It is often confused with severe depression, locked-in syndrome, and persistent vegetative state, but it is important to distinguish among them as the ...

Selective mutism is best described as an anxiety disorder that causes a normally verbal person to be unable to speak when exposed to certain situations. While it is estimated to affect around one ...