DORAL, Fla. — Talking is a skill most children take for granted. But not in this classroom. A dozen young children sit in a circle, dressed for pajama day. Some clutch their knees or a stuffed animal.

Melanie Manderino has finally found her voice after dealing with selective mutism for the better part of her life ...

October is Selective Mutism (SM) Awareness Month. I know this only because my son has this rare condition. Selective Mutism is a complex childhood anxiety disorder characterized by a child's inability ...

Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder characterized by a failure to speak in specific social situations despite the presence of speech in other situations. Parents of children with selective mutism ...

Children who are anxious have problems themselves, but they're not causing problems for others." But knowledge is increasing. There is often a genetic link, Neul says -- many children with the ...

When we think of anxious children, we might think of kids clinging to their parents at drop-off time or terrified by clowns at birthday parties. But there's another kind of anxiety that affects young ...

In February, a partnership of 17 mental health organizations published a report calling for an investment in school-based mental health to address the complex and growing mental health needs of ...