Posts in category: Selective Mutism

One assumption surrounding selective mutism is that individuals with this is choosing not to speak. This of course is definitely not the case. "Children and adults who struggle with SM do not find their mutism a choice." Back in the time selective mu ...

"Angelou had selective mutism, an anxiety disorder that causes a child to not speak due to physical and psychological trauma they endured." I saw this on a post on Instagram, and while I think it's great to see posts on selective mutism and others who ...

I remember about three years ago when we were at a youth celebration weekend. We were playing a version of a game called pass the parcel. All we needed to do was to pass a big parcel to one another and whoever the parcel stopped at needed to open som ...

Do's Remove all Direct Pressure to Speak It is important to remove all pressure to speak, in order for them to feel comfortable and at ease around you. Anyone who interacts on a regular basis with someone who has selective mutism needs to be ta ...

Shyness and selective mutism may seem similar, but they are two very different things. Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder, and shyness is a personality trait/emotion. "Shy kids may not volunteer to read aloud to the class, but when they ...

Selective Mutism is different for everyone. When a person is sick they don't always have the same symptom as others, in the same way this is true for people with selective mutism. Some can talk in situations that others can't. Some children might not be ...

When I was younger I was diagnosed with something called Selective Mutism. Selective mutism is a severe anxiety disorder in which a person is unable to speak in certain social situations. These can be with classmates in school, or maybe to relatives w ...

Aymie was the sweetest little girl. She had so much to share, like all the time. There were times when I had to turn off my ears to get time to think my own thoughts. She even chose to sit in the kitchen and talk to the mum when the children were over a ...