1. Some children with selective mutism may have trouble processing sensory information. 2. Prior is a soldier at Craiglockhart who suffers from mutism and asthma. 3. Many children with selective mutism have some auditory processing difficulties. 4. If not addressed, selective mutism tends to be self-reinforcing. 5. Is selective mutism a recognized disability in the United States of America? 6. Many children who have selective mutism almost always speak confidently in some situations. 7. The answer is a rare and little understood behavioral disorder known as selective mutism . 8. That's the typical pattern for children with selective mutism , Johnston said. 9. The incidence of selective mutism is not certain. 10. Most children with selective mutism are hypothesized to have an inherited predisposition to anxiety.