Autism and selective mute

Dont worry since he is talking when he wants to.

Sometimes I found myself unable to word things.  One person was particularly good with me when I couldn't 'speak'.  Another person knows and gives me the time to express it.

Whether it is selective, I challenge that because that suggests we ourselves choose to be silent. At the odd times when I have been ie selective mutism, I really was unable to verbalise anything even if for a few minutes.

But for some it may be selective mutism as the term suggests and was told a good way of testing whether we are sulking or not, if for those of us with special interest hobbies, ask us a question about it to us and we will not stop talking about it if it the sulks.  I don't have a special interest or hobby but know i have had brief spells where it certainly isn't selective mutism - as i say, too many words in my head and find it hard to grab one, to begin....  When really struggling and need to share I will draw albiet badly but the person helping me will then ask me about picture....

the funny bit to that was that last month some time I was with someone waiting for a lift and was chatting. They interrrupted me and said, he is listening, he promises.  For some unknowing reason I took this to mean, be quiet. So I said a broad accented but sulky yeh and fell silent. Five mintues went by, and then he asked me a question which did get me talking again. He wasn't asking me to be quiet at all, just i had misunderstood him then. 

So we can think we are being asked not to talk or something too and need 'permission' to speak again if we think we been asked not to talk....

Dont worry since he is talking when he wants to.

Sometimes I found myself unable to word things.  One person was particularly good with me when I couldn't 'speak'.  Another person knows and gives me the time to express it.

Whether it is selective, I challenge that because that suggests we ourselves choose to be silent. At the odd times when I have been ie selective mutism, I really was unable to verbalise anything even if for a few minutes.

But for some it may be selective mutism as the term suggests and was told a good way of testing whether we are sulking or not, if for those of us with special interest hobbies, ask us a question about it to us and we will not stop talking about it if it the sulks.  I don't have a special interest or hobby but know i have had brief spells where it certainly isn't selective mutism - as i say, too many words in my head and find it hard to grab one, to begin....  When really struggling and need to share I will draw albiet badly but the person helping me will then ask me about picture....

the funny bit to that was that last month some time I was with someone waiting for a lift and was chatting. They interrrupted me and said, he is listening, he promises.  For some unknowing reason I took this to mean, be quiet. So I said a broad accented but sulky yeh and fell silent. Five mintues went by, and then he asked me a question which did get me talking again. He wasn't asking me to be quiet at all, just i had misunderstood him then. 

So we can think we are being asked not to talk or something too and need 'permission' to speak again if we think we been asked not to talk....