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Selective Mutism
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I was a prisoner inside my own body. I felt desperate, angry, stupid, confused, ashamed, hopeless and absolutely alone... and that this was of my own making. I could speak at home, how come I couldn't outside it? I have never been able to find the right words to describe what it was like. Imagine that for one day you are unable to speak to anyone you meet outside your own family, particularly at school/college, or out shopping, etc., have no sign language, no gestures, no facial expression. Then
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― Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood
― Selective Mutism In Our Own Words: Experiences in Childhood and Adulthood
