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[quote=Anonymous]Hi OP - I know first hand just enough about Selective Mutism to be dangerous.  I think what the other posters are getting at is that S.M. usually does not get better with age, it gets worse and it is imperative that therapy by an expert be commenced immediately.  Not talking doctor therapy but an S.M. specialist who can do the types of therapy techniques described in this wikipedia piece.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_mutism.  I'm in close contact with a teenager who has it.  It's a postively crippling problem to have later in life, especially if you want your child to be able to work in the world, get an apartment, hold down a job, etc.  But therapy must start immediate.  You need to read up on this and be very aggressive about getting her the treatment she needs before it becomes a life pattern.  By adolescence, if the child isn't going to speak to an adult, they won't, which means they will not be able to complete school and function as an adult, which is of course what all SN parents want to see.[/quote]

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