PHILADELPHIA -- A new school year can be an anxious time for any child, but it's especially difficult for those like Daniel McKenna. A normal, talkative 6-year-old at home, Daniel spoke only once to ...

What happens when a parent learns that their child is different? By different, I don't mean unique - believe me, I am someone who has always encouraged originality. After all, I am the girl who made ...

On last night's World of Dance premiere, the judges met a girl named Naia with selective mutism. Naia's dance group, the Crazy 8's, used Naia as the inspiration for their dance routine. Selective ...

Selective mutism is a rare childhood anxiety disorder in which a child experiences a trigger response and is unable to speak in certain situations or to certain people. It is not a form of shyness, ...

BLAINE, Minn. – The change in behavior was so gradual, it took time for Samantha and Darin Sandberg to notice their son stopped speaking in public, terrified to utter a word anywhere outside their ...

It is a beautiful little 4-year-old who loves to talk to her dolls… But she cannot speak outside the home. It is an adorable 6-year-old boy who runs around boisterously in his backyard… but stands ...

After struggling with selective mutism throughout her childhood, Erin Silvia shares how she overcame the anxiety disorder Courtesy of Erin Silvia As a child, Erin Silvia struggled to speak to anyone ...

Lisa Fosello first recognized that her son, Joseph, was acting differently than most children when he was in preschool. Then three-and-a-half years old, Joseph played alone and would not speak to his ...

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. While playing through a recently-released role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch, I got to thinking. Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of simply ...