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Our World: Why Can't My Child Speak?

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01/12/2017

Why Can't My Child Speak?

BBC News Channel - Our World, Why Can't My Child Speak?

Profiling an intensive-therapy camp for children living with selective mutism.

Over the course of a week at at New York City summer camp, Our World hears from parents and children about living with the condition of selective mutism.

Selective mutism is a condition which deprives some children of the ability to speak at will.  For the youngsters affected - and their parents - it can cause great anxiety, lead to isolation and hinder a child's progress.  For the first time, cameras have been allowed access to one of the only intensive-therapy summer camps for young people with selective mutism. Over the course of a week in New York City, Our World hears from parents and children about living with the condition.

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