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I have selective mutism, how do i get it diagnosed and treated?
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Psychotherapy can he: Both psychotherapists and speech therapists can be helpful. Basically the difficulty is that in certain situation one becomes so anxious as to be unable to speak. Identifying those situations and findings a means to remain calm enough to speak often relieves the problem.
Answered 11/23/2014
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