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 ...

Around a third of autistic people – children and adults alike – are unable to share what they want using speech. You may have heard the term “non-verbal” to describe them, but that’s nearly always ...

Q: My five-year-old daughter started kindergarten this year and I have been getting a lot of calls from her teacher about issues in the classroom. Her teacher keeps telling me that my daughter does ...

Joanna Stephenson is the creator of a fast‑growing petition, calling for the introduction of a ‘clear pathway for selective mutism’ and to ‘improve recognition of anxiety’ in autistic children. The ...

Noah has selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings. So most days while he is at preschool, his mother, Julie Nicodemus, is in an empty ...