mutism

I was probably about 2 or 3 then, just trying to blab, because the early nurses I had when I was a kid had said that I had delayed speech or something called “selective mutism.”

She also has selective mutism, driven by anxiety.

Early intervention for children with mutism is recognised as crucial to prevent the problem continuing into adulthood.

Richard Littler KC, representing Ratcliffe, had told the court the teenager had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and selective mutism.

Selective mutism can start at any age but most often begins in early childhood between the ages of two and four.