mutism
3
9.2
- noun
- /ˈmjuːtɪzəm/
- Specialized
:
mutismo
- Children with mutism often face challenges in social situations due to their inability to communicate verbally.
- selective mutism
Examples
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Noah has mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings.
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After my mom died, I got diagnosed with traumatic mutism.
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Selective mutism is defined by the lack of speech in certain situations, usually school, and normal verbal communication in other settings such as the home.
Academic text (1998) -
The authors provide a case study of narrative school counseling with an elementary student struggling with selective mutism.
Academic text (2013) -
The neurologist encouraged us to look for more psychological assistance specifically to confirm or reject a diagnosis of selective mutism.
Academic text (2013) -
This foundational narrative concept leads us into a case study in which the first author worked with a Native American second-grade student struggling with selective mutism at a Title I school.
Academic text (2013) -
Her teacher also watches for the "spaced out" look and selective mutism, and recognizes both of these as signs of distress, immediately intervening to provide extra support.
Blog text (10) -
Within the field of communication disorders, self-modeling has been successful in treating children with selective mutism (Kehle et al., 1990; Kehle et al., in press).
Academic text (1998) -
Other behavioral difficulties, such as selective mutism, may require a combination of self-modeling, systematic desensitization, CBT, and differential reinforcement.
Academic text (2004) -
The therapist worked with a girl experiencing mutism to help her find ways to express herself.
Synonyms
1
6.8
Not speaking because someone cannot or chooses not to speak
1
9.9
Not being able to speak because the throat cannot make sounds
1
5.3
Being unable to speak because of a physical problem or by choice
Antonyms
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How Silent
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Morphology
Etymology
The word mutism comes from the Latin word mutus, which means 'silent', plus the ending -ism, meaning 'state or condition'. So mutism is the state of being silent or unable to speak.