PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A lot of people have social anxiety to varying degrees. For some, it's so severe they physically can't speak around certain people. It's called selective mutism, but it can be ...

March 27, 2006 — -- Imagine a world where anyone and anyplace outside the comforts of home elicit fear and anxiety so paralyzing that you shut down and cannot speak. That's the reality for 7-year ...

Treatment of selective mutism mainly involves behavioral therapy. Affected children need the help of a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals that includes a pediatrician, child ...

Selective mutism is a common anxiety condition whereby kids who are normally chatty at home clam up around outsiders or at school. By Shoshana Kordova When my youngest daughter was 3, her preschool ...

Selective mutism has garnered a lot of attention as a childhood disorder that can have significant repercussions on the children and their families. Children with selective mutism need the help of a ...

All about anxiety disorder that makes kids go silent in specific social situations Belle* is six years old. Like many children, she is a playful and often boisterous child at home with her family.