With the clock ticking, Chelsea Jenkins tells PEOPLE that “early intervention matters more than most people realize,” ...

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 ...

“That gap between who she is at home and who the world gets to see is the hardest part of all of this,” Ava’s mother, Chelsea ...

As a child, Erin Silvia could physically speak, but the thought of talking to anyone other than her immediate family was terrifiying. She struggled with selective mutism, which the Cleveland Clinic ...

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 ...

Selective mutism is a childhood anxiety condition characterised by a persistent inability to speak in specific social contexts despite adequate speech in familiar settings. Often emerging before ...

A multitalented 11-year-old girl is hitting the big time, but her success was nearly silenced forever. "I've been playing piano for nine years since I was 2," said Rachel Ling Gordon. Gordon, who is ...

Melanie Manderino has finally found her voice after dealing with selective mutism for the better part of her life Melanie Manderino has struggled with selective mutism her whole life The 18-year-old ...