"Note that the word 'mute' is regarded by linguists as an onomatopoeic formation referring not to silence but to a certain fundamental opacity of human being, which likes to show the truth by allowing ...

Belle* is six years old. Like many children, she is a playful and often boisterous child at home with her family. Unlike many children, she has an anxiety disorder which renders her speechless and ...

Q: My five-year-old daughter started kindergarten this year and I have been getting a lot of calls from her teacher about issues in the classroom. Her teacher keeps telling me that my daughter does ...

Is your child struggling with anxiety (separation anxiety, selective mutism, school avoidance, OCD, etc.), adjustment to separation/divorce, or experiencing grief/loss? Is your child angry and acting ...

Noah has selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings. So most days while he is at preschool, his mother, Julie Nicodemus, is in an empty ...

Rachel Ling Gordon wasn’t always so outgoing. When she was a toddler, she was diagnosed with selective mutism, a social communication anxiety disorder. Wowing the crowd at a magic show is no small ...