Whats elective mutism?
Elective mutism is a condition in which children do not speak because they do not want to. Typically, children with elective mutism will speak when they are on their own, with their friends and sometimes with their parents, but they do not speak in school, in public situations or with strangers. The condition occurs somewhat more frenquently in girls than boys.
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