Child suffering from selective mutism is becoming a leading problem where a person or especially children is unable to socialize in public. It is a type of severe anxiety disorder where child is unable to communicate with their own classmates, playmates or other people they are surrounded by. This kind of disorder usually starts in childhood if it's left unattended then it may persist into adulthood.
Parents might think it to be lack of confidence in their children but it is more severe than it is to be thought off. Many at times it is wrongly diagnose as autism or learning disorder.
Child suffering from selective mutism may show behavior like:
Although these behaviors are self-protective or done out of anxiety or fear but other children and adults may often perceive them as deliberate and defiant.
Now the leading cause of selective mutism is online education where the children can't even socialize with their own age group.
Although, Selective Mutism may last from 2-4 years of age in children but it might persist for a longtime in some. Such children require medical attention like psychotherapy and homoeopathic treatment. Patient with selective mutism can effectively treated with homoeopathic medicine without any side effects along with that psychotherapy will also be required.