Mutism
Mutism is a rare childhood condition characterized by a consistent failure to speak in situations where talking is expected. The child has the ability to converse normally, and does so, for exa...
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The Virginia Tech student who killed 32 people and himself on campus in April had been treated in high school for a mental disorder that left him unable to speak in public, but the university was n...
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The gunman responsible for the April massacre at Virginia Tech was a sickly child _ shy, frail and leery of physical contact by the time he was 3. His teachers said he began showing suicidal and ho...
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