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

This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Women on the Ground: Reporting from Ukraine’s Unseen Frontlines Initiative in partnership with the Howard G. Buffett ...

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 ...

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 ...

After struggling with selective mutism throughout her childhood, Erin Silvia shares how she overcame the anxiety disorder Courtesy of Erin Silvia As a child, Erin Silvia struggled to speak to anyone ...

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 ...

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 ...

Melanie Manderino has finally found her voice after dealing with selective mutism for the better part of her life Courtesy of Melanie Manderino Melanie Manderino has struggled with selective mutism ...