In this article, you will read about the 7 most common selective mutism myths. 1. Selective mutism will stay with my child forever. It is the question that you and I and every parent mostly likely already asked, “Will selective mutism be there forever?” The answer (that you probably know) is NO; it will NOT be there forever. Sigh…(I cried my first time hearing that answer; skeptical, fearful but hopeful). With the early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, MOST children can overcome selective mutism. Yet, the battle with selective mutism is not only about the child affected. Like most families, my family, with all its members, has been affected by selective…