mutism

[devilwoman]

whats the diference between elective mutism and selected mutism? sensible answers please
thanks.

[China Doll]

Hope the below helps. I'm not sure how much information is there about elective mutism however.

http://www.selectivemutism.org/

[Octavius]

Selective mutism is a social anxiety condition, in which a person who is quite capable of speech, is unable to speak in given situations. It is involuntary.

Elective mutism is the former name for selective mutism which hasn't been used since 1994.

If you want typical chacteristics I can expand further.