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Selective mutism: 'I have a phobia of talking'
Selective mutism is best described as a "phobia of talking".
It is an anxiety disorder that affects an estimated one in 150 children.
This falls to one in 1,000 among adolescents - and one in 2,400 young adults. But the proportion of older adults with the condition is unknown.
Ashley John-Baptiste went to meet people with selective mutism.
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