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

I'm only speaking to this topic from my experience and discussions I've had with doctors over the years. My analysis is not a rather scientific one, but there are many studies that cover this in ...

“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 ...

Selective mutism is a childhood anxiety condition characterised by a persistent inability to speak in specific social contexts despite adequate speech in familiar settings. Often emerging before ...

A local girl is learning to cope with a rare and debilitating anxiety disorder that affects her voice. Annika Wittwer, 17, was diagnosed with Selective Mutism when she was around 8-years-old.

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’ ...

With no nearby specialists in Montana, the family has relied on virtual coaching and at-home therapy techniques while fighting for coverage Now, the 33-year-old is speaking out about the lack of ...