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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, not exactly what you're describing, but my friend has a daughter who has selective mutism. She can talk, but mostly does not in any social environments. I think you should stop comparing your son to other kids, he's 5. It's not uncommon for kids that age to be shy or afraid to speak in front of others, and doesn't mean there's something else going on. [/quote]

I am currently going through this right now with my 4 year old. Smart and talkative with me, his Dad and my Mom and 1 or 2 others but clams up in school and even with familiar family and friends. He often gives just a few words to a question when I know he can give much more. However, shyness and social anxiety runs in my family so I am confident in the selective mutism diagnosis.

I am not sure you will get much out of a speech evaluation especially if the first one didn't have testing scores that were below average I think you need a more detailed look at what is going on from maybe a neuropsychologist (including a classroom observation).[/quote]

OP isn't describing selective mutism.[/quote]

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