Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a person who is otherwise capable of speech becomes overwhelmed and does not speak when exposed to specific situations, specific places, or to specific people, one or multiple of which serve as triggers. Selective mutism usually co-exists with social anxiety disorder.
Selective mutism (SM) is an anxiety disorder in which a person who is otherwise capable of speech becomes overwhelmed and does not speak when exposed to specific situations, specific places, or to specific people, one or multiple of which serve as triggers. Selective mutism usually co-exists with social anxiety disorder.
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