When we think of anxious children, we might think of kids clinging to their parents at drop-off time or terrified by clowns at birthday parties. But there's another kind of anxiety that affects young ...

On last night's World of Dance premiere, the judges met a girl named Naia with selective mutism. Naia's dance group, the Crazy 8's, used Naia as the inspiration for their dance routine. Selective ...

Over the years, in the juvenile court clinic, my colleagues and I have had several cases where a child referred for evaluation speaks only to select people. It is sometimes noted that the child has ...

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 ...

MANY children can be shy in certain social situations – but selective mutism is a lot more extreme than the typical case. The severe situational anxiety disorder, which can affect children and adults, ...

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder primarily affecting children. It is characterized by the inability of the child to speak in select situations, while being talkative otherwise. It was earlier ...

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 ...

Cases of selective mutism, a complex anxiety disorder, are growing in Australia, apparently exacerbated by pandemic lockdowns When Nicole Caplan’s daughter Maebel was four, she was a cheeky child “who ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A teenager who spent years battling selective mutism, a disorder which meant she could only talk to members of her own family, has ...

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 ...

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, ...