Mutism

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Speech and language disorders

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Acalculia Agnosia Agraphia Alexia Anosognosia Aphasia Articulation disorders Dysarthria Dyslexia Dysphasia Dysphonia Echolalia Elective mutism Glossolalia Language delay Language disorders Mutism Prosopagnosia Reading disabilities Retarded speech development Speech anxiety Speech disorders Stuttering

Mutism is and may be related to or confused with:

• Akinetic mutism - term describing patients who tend neither to speak (mutism) nor move (akinesia).

• Alallia

• Lalophobia - is the irrational fear of speaking or of trying to speak.

• Elective mutism - a in which a person who is normally capable of speech is unable to speak in given situations

• Speech disorder - a type of communication disorders where 'normal' speech is disrupted. This can mean stuttering, lisps, etc. Someone who is totally unable to speak due to a speech disorder is considered mute.