Selective mutism
चयनात्मक मूकता
An anxiety condition in which a child who speaks freely in some places, usually at home, consistently cannot speak in others, such as school. It is not shyness or defiance. A child psychologist or psychiatrist diagnoses and treats it, and the adults around the child help most by taking away the pressure to talk.
Related: Child psychologist · Speech-language pathologist (SLP) · Shadow teacher
Read: Selective mutism: when a child talks at home but not at school
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