Monozygotic twins diagnosed with selective mutism
Oya Gulesen Kapan, Mustafa Kapan, Sahin Bodur · 2025
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Description
Selective mutism leaves some children unable to speak in settings like school, even though they talk freely at home. Oya Gulesen Kapan and co-authors write a 2025 letter to the editor about seven-year-old identical twin sisters with the condition. Their mother brought them to a clinic because the girls struggled to talk with strangers.
The letter reviews what may feed the disorder, from gene findings and shy temperament to strict parenting and language delays. Social anxiety sits at the center of most accounts, the authors note. They stress that the condition is often missed and still poorly studied compared with other childhood disorders. Twin cases are rare in print, so the report adds a useful data point for doctors who meet similar families.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Oya Gulesen Kapan, Mustafa Kapan, Sahin Bodur |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |