Autism and speech-link to apraxia

I'm still waiting for a diagnosis, but for what it's worth...

Listening to my mother, my speech development was early, but very atypical - I've studied child language acquisition and her descriptions do not fit.  She did say I was then articulate, but VERY selective about when I spoke and to whom.  At 2 a doctor tried to engage me to check on my language development apparently, and for all my mother told him I could hold conversations, I apparently completely blanked the doctor and refused to say a word.

As an adult, hey! I'm a linguist, but on one occasion only was selectively mute, but this had to do with teeth extractions.  I was (and still am) so grossed out by the feel of my mouth I was afraid to either talk or eat for weeks. I think only my desire to go to Italy and speak Italian forced me through it.  I still feel like I am juggling knives with  my tongue when I talk and occasionally want to wretch and I hate it.

Might not be quite what you were looking for...

I'm still waiting for a diagnosis, but for what it's worth...

Listening to my mother, my speech development was early, but very atypical - I've studied child language acquisition and her descriptions do not fit.  She did say I was then articulate, but VERY selective about when I spoke and to whom.  At 2 a doctor tried to engage me to check on my language development apparently, and for all my mother told him I could hold conversations, I apparently completely blanked the doctor and refused to say a word.

As an adult, hey! I'm a linguist, but on one occasion only was selectively mute, but this had to do with teeth extractions.  I was (and still am) so grossed out by the feel of my mouth I was afraid to either talk or eat for weeks. I think only my desire to go to Italy and speak Italian forced me through it.  I still feel like I am juggling knives with  my tongue when I talk and occasionally want to wretch and I hate it.

Might not be quite what you were looking for...