Selective mutism can be a confusing term. It may be better understood as situational mutism. This may help you navigate it.
As a psychologist at Rocky Mountain Neurobehavioral Health, I support clients with anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, OCD, selective mutism), autism spectrum disorder, ...
Gino Hipolito receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (NIHR302167). Gino also works for St George's University Hospitals ...
Aimee Grant receives funding from The Wellcome Trust, MRC and ESRC. Around a third of autistic people – children and adults alike – are unable to share what they want using speech. You may have heard ...
Noah has selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings. So most days while he is at preschool, his mother, Julie Nicodemus, is in an empty ...