Sentence examples for selective mutism from inspiring English sources

'Selective mutism' (fear of speaking in social situations) is one affliction common in preschoolers and has been treated with Prozac.

It's difficult to explain the feeling of selective mutism to someone who's never been trapped in it.

A trained therapy dog named Puppy eventually broke the back of her selective mutism.

Those with selective mutism can go an entire school year — or years — without uttering a word.

Selective mutism wasn't a diagnosis in common usage among teachers back in the 1980s when I started school; at least, no one ever used the phrase around me.

An article in Science Times on April 12 about selective mutism, a disorder in which children are unable to speak in certain situations, referred incorrectly to the twin daughters of Sue Newman-MercadofoFort Lauderdalele, Fla., a founder of the nonprofit Selective Mutism Foundation.

Re "To Help a Shy Child, Listen" (18 and Under, Sept. 17): Selective mutism is an anxiety-based condition that can be confused with shyness.

"No one else in my house has really had to deal with anxiety and the selective mutism thing I have to deal with.

As described on the website ispeak, selective mutism (SM) is "a severe situational anxiety disorder … [which] generally starts in early childhood but can, if not treated early enough, continue into adulthood.

Around 4% had an emotional disorder such as anxiety or depression, 2% had a hyperkinetic disorder (similar to ADHD but with some key differences) and 1% had a less common disorder such as autism, tics, eating disorders or selective mutism.

Certain disorders like separation anxiety and selective mutism are exclusively the province of children but either disappear or evolve into anxiety or depression by adulthood.