Kunal Nayyar's Raj couldn't talk around women for the initial few seasons of The Big Bang Theory, which was based on a real ...

Belle has selective mutism, which affects about one in 140 children under the age of eight years. (To ensure anonymity, Belle is a composite of various children I have treated for selective mutism.) ...

It wasn’t until she met a pupil with selective mutism while teaching at a kindergarten that she discovered her own diagnosis. Masking social anxiety: why some Hong Kong teens still use face ...

Mutism in older adults is not uncommon. It is often confused with severe depression, locked-in syndrome, and persistent vegetative state, but it is important to distinguish among them as the ...

When the specialist diagnosed Maddie with Selective Mutism (SM), Bec felt enormously relieved. “I cried happy tears because I ...

Scarlett first showed signs of selective mutism at the age of five, and was diagnosed three years later [BBC] A 15-year-old girl with a condition that makes it hard to talk says she wants to ...

Scarlett, from Flintshire, has selective mutism, a severe anxiety disorder that leaves people unable to speak in certain ...

When the specialist diagnosed Maddie with Selective Mutism (SM), Bec felt enormously relieved. “I cried happy tears because I knew that I would be listened to, and I knew that she would get the ...