mutism
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She also has selective mutism, driven by anxiety.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025
Experts regard selective mutism as a fear or phobia of talking to certain people, the cause is not always clear, but is associated with anxiety.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
Scarlett, from Flintshire, has selective mutism, a severe anxiety disorder that leaves people unable to speak in certain situations and left her off school for two years.
From BBC • Oct. 27, 2024
When Daisy-Mae was growing up her family thought she was just shy, but her crippling silence around strangers was actually selective mutism.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024
Dumb walls merely, their mutism leaves large scope to imagination, and one may conjecture any but the right thing.
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