I'm only speaking to this topic from my experience and discussions I've had with doctors over the years. My analysis is not a rather scientific one, but there are many studies that cover this in ...

GREAT NECK, N.Y., April 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 1 in 700 children have selective mutism (speaking phobia). Adult numbers are unknown, and treatment options remain vague. But ...

CANTERBURY — When Olivia Patenaude suddenly speaks, it’s startling - not because of what she says or her tone of voice, but because it happens so infrequently. In the backyard of her parents’ ...

As a child, Erin Silvia struggled to speak to anyone other than her parents and two of her siblings, due to the anxiety disorder selective mutism Teachers didn't understand her, and peers often ...