Shyness is a sense of awkwardness or apprehension that some people consistently feel when approaching or being approached by others.This fear can inhibit a person’s ability to do or say what they want. It can also prevent the formation of healthy relationships. Shyness is often linked to low self-esteem. It may also be one of the […]
Stuttering — also called stammering or childhood-onset fluency disorder — is a speech disorder that involves frequent and significant problems with normal fluency and flow of speech. Stuttering is more than just disfluencies. Stuttering also may include tension and negative feelings about talking. We all have times when we do not speak smoothly. We may […]
Selective mutism (SM) is a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by an inability to speak or communicate in certain settings. The condition is usually first diagnosed in childhood. Children who are selectively mute fail to speak in specific social situations, such as at school or in the community.Most children are diagnosed between 3 and 8 years old. In […]