CANTERBURY — When Olivia Patenaude suddenly speaks, it’s startling - not because of what she says or her tone of voice, but because it happens so infrequently. In the backyard of her parents’ ...

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder which stops a person being able to speak in some situations.

“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 ...

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

Over the years, in the juvenile court clinic, my colleagues and I have had several cases where a child referred for evaluation speaks only to select people. It is sometimes noted that the child has ...

With the clock ticking, Chelsea Jenkins tells PEOPLE that “early intervention matters more than most people realize,” especially with selective mutism Courtesy of Chelsea Jenkins After her daughter, ...