Melanie Manderino has finally found her voice after dealing with selective mutism for the better part of her life ...

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 ...

'"Why don't you ever speak?" Why does it bother you why I never speak? Is what I wanted to call back, only I couldn't. The words were there, but buried deep, stuck in my throat like a dry bone and no ...

The question came from the worried kindergarten director at Littlehampton Primary School and Preschool in the Adelaide Hills. “That’s when I said to her, ‘Look, I think you’ve got me confused with ...

When Daisy-Mae was growing up her family thought she was just shy, but her crippling silence around strangers was actually selective mutism. The anxiety disorder leaves the 12-year-old from Essex ...

Many years ago, early in my clinical training, a couple brought their 7-year-old daughter to see me. The parents were perplexed. The girl, whom I'll call Emily, was rambunctious at home, but would ...

A young girl has told of her heart-breaking struggle with selective mutism which means she is only capable of talking to three people in the world. Daisy-Mae Mead, 12, lives with her mum Louise and is ...

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.

Looking back, Michelle Kenny (49), from Offaly, says the signs were all there from a young age – but she didn’t receive a formal diagnosis of ADHD and autism until the age of 45 Michelle Kenny says ...