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[quote=Anonymous]This is an old thread that somehow got stirred up.  I think 2 is young for a diagnosis, but selective mutism is actually not that rare and-- for a very small child-- has a good chance of being effectively 'treated' with some behavioral techniques.  Yes, you should be concerned if your child is not talking by the age of two, but you should also be concerned if your child does not speak in daycare (and certainly preschool) in a typical manner as compared to the other kids (after 6 or 8 weeks in the new setting).

Selective Mutism in particular can present differently than general social anxiety in young kids.

Also, there is a strong link between parents with anxiety and kids with anxiety, including selective mutism (at least one parent of a child with SM is more likely to have or have had an anxiety disorder themselves).

You don't want to go 'diagnosis shopping,' but if you think SM could be an issue, please read up on it and get your child evaluated by a psychologist.  
FYI, The leading experts on Selective Mutism are the Child Mind Institute, Dr. Kurtz in NY, and Thriving Minds in michigan.  There are also programs in Florida, I think at FIU.  Child Mind and Kurtz have websites with a lot of information which, again, you can implement parts of even if you don't have a formal diagnosis.[/quote]

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