Selective mutism is a common anxiety condition whereby kids who are normally chatty at home clam up around outsiders or at school. By Shoshana Kordova When my youngest daughter was 3, her preschool ...

Selective mutism is a rare childhood anxiety disorder in which a child experiences a trigger response and is unable to speak in certain situations or to certain people. It is not a form of shyness, ...

Selective mutism - best described as a "phobia of talking" - is an anxiety disorder that affects thousands of children. But adults with the condition remain largely forgotten. What is it like for them ...

It is 11:30 on an August morning in New York City's Central Park Zoo—breakfast time for the sea lions. A joyful crowd oohs and aahs as trainers put the animals through their paces: catching tossed ...

Joanna Turner felt unsupported after her daughter, Lucy, was diagnosed with selective mutism A mum says families are being left "isolated" in areas which have "poor care" for children with selective ...

Lisa Fosello first recognized that her son, Joseph, was acting differently than most children when he was in preschool. Then three-and-a-half years old, Joseph played alone and would not speak to his ...

Selective mutism has garnered a lot of attention as a childhood disorder that can have significant repercussions on the children and their families. Children with selective mutism need the help of a ...

A mum says families are being left "isolated" in areas which have "poor care" for children with selective mutism. Joanna Turner's four-year-old daughter was diagnosed with the anxiety-based mental ...

Selective mutism is a rare childhood anxiety disorder in which a child experiences a trigger response and is unable to speak in certain situations or to certain people. It is not a form of shyness, ...