News of Selective Mutism Forum

This has actually slipped my mind for months...didn't remember until I saw the name of this forum that I was thinking about this LAST year! :P

I cannot talk in most situations at all. It feels like my throat locks up and my voice literally leaves. Especially in classroom situations. Even if I can manage to talk, it's this barely there whisper that sounds like I'm a ...

Today we just found out our son may have selective mutisim ,he started preschool in january 09 he is in his last year there now and still wont talk to the staff or children we have always put it down to shyness and the fact that he didnt like us leaving him there, he is very lively at home he dosnt stop talking and is a typical boy he loves to play ,dance and rough ...

Hello everyone :)

I'm a student in England and I'm currently doing an Extended Project Qualification, based on Selective Mutism and different ways to deal with/cure it.
I was hoping there may be some parents or professionals or even anyone who is suffering or has suffered from Selective Mutism who could share which approaches they took/are taking to cure themselves or their child of the disorder ...

so i work in a nursery & need as much info as poss on selective mutism as i have a little boy of 2 who doesn't speak as soon as he leaves mum at home mum says he wont stop chatting but i've noticed if i ask him a question he bites his bottom lip so he doesn't have to talk back even when he tries to smile he he bites his lip this is ...

I would love any feed back, information, as today I found out my Jade may have Selective Mutism. Jade is a fun, extremely intelligent, fearless when it comes to outdoor activities but in school and outside our family circle she has alway's been shy. Thinking back we alway's and the school had to encourage her to put her hand up in class. She has 4 siblings and hates being the center of attention outside the ...

I'm posting on here to see if anyone has had a similar situation or could offer some advice. My son has been nothing but a dream child since he was born. He's smart, active, friendly and fearless. Has never been shy, always friendly and outgoing. About a week ago, he decided to stop talking for a few hours. He just didn't want to talk, we took him out shopping he didn't talk the entire time ...

Hey everyone. I have a niece named Kirsten who has Selective Mutism. She just started preschool last year and this will be her second year of it. She was talkative and everything when around family and friends but when she got in preschool, she refused to talk. In fact, they had to test her by using flash cards and having her point at the correct one. They said she has a high level of intelligence. ...

The "primitive" reason for selective mutism

It makes sense to believe that selective mutism is caused by an electrical discharge that occurs in the brain while trying to speak when speaking is expected. The electrical discharge causes anxiety, which in turn causes a desire to "escape the situation", "shut up shop", "clam up" etc.

If you believe in evolution then you can look at it this way. The brain is highly evolved, but it hasn't ...

Hi - hoping someone with knowledge of sm can help? My 7 year old son has sm and has not spoken in the classroom at school. The teachers are aware of the problem and ask him to write his answers to their questions on the blackboard at "group" time . This mostly works, unless he doesn't know the answer - obviously he can't write something he doesn't know. Yesterday a teacher told him to copy ...

hi,

anyone know what cause a person to have selective mutism? is it cause by childhood traumas?