mutism's Usage Examples:

Mr Brown has developed severe myoclonic jerks alternating with akinetic mutism.

The mutism has persisted for at least one month.

In mutism, the child has the ability to converse normally and does so, for example, in the home, but consistently fails to speak in specific situations such as at school or with strangers.

Children who come from a bilingual background are slightly more likely to display selective mutism.

Over 90 percent of children with mutism also have social phobia or social anxiety, and some experts view mutism as a symptom of social anxiety.

What is clear is that children and adolescents with mutism have an actual fear of speaking and of social interactions where there is an expectation to talk.

In some ways Iâm glad I have had selective mutism.

The child speaks normally in at least one environment, usually in the home, but a small percentage of children with mutism are mute at home.

The primary types of behavioral therapy used for selective mutism are desensitization, fading, and positive reinforcement techniques.

The condition is also called selective mutism, to differentiate it from children who are physically unable to speak.

Synonyms:

status, deaf-mutism, muteness, deaf-muteness, condition,

Antonyms:

abnormality, tonicity, dryness, unsoundness, decline,