title: Elective mutism: A case study.
abstract: We report a case of persistent elective mutism in a young single woman. To our knowledge there has been no published study or case report of persistent elective mutism starting at the age of acquisition of language and persisting until she was 22.
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jainer
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quasim
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davis
keywords: Anxiety; Aphasia; Elective; Mutism; Pathological; Shyness; Social; Voluntaria