[Source:   Selective Mutism Anxiety Research & Treatment Center]
by: Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum
President and Director Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center (SMart-Center) Founder and Director Emeritus Selective Mutism Group Childhood Anxiety Network (SMG~ CAN) Director Selective Mutism Research Institute (SMRI)
Clinical Assistant Professor Family Medicine and Psychology PCOM
“For the past few years, I have been intrigued as to the specific behavioral characteristics that Selectively Mute children seem to portray.”
“Having analyzed hundreds upon hundreds of detailed questionnaires that I have designed for parents of SM children to fill out, I have found consistent behavioral and personality characteristics that MOST Selectively Mute children tend to manifest.”
Read the entire Article By Dr. Blum HERE