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Is my Selective Mutism coming back & what do I do about unwanted Facebook friend requests?

3. In regard to Selective Mutism, as I struggled with Selective Mutism from ages 3 to 12, do you believe that it can come back later on in early adulthood? I was in speech therapy 3 times a week when I was in Elementary school but I made minimal progress. I don't think I got proper treatment. When I was 11 and 12, my grandparents passed away so I internalized everything until a teacher or school counselor would talk to me and I would scream at them, threatening harm. I've been quiet most of my life, obviously related to the Selective Mutism, and I am learning from others that I am more quiet than I realize. I do notice that I don't feel like talking because it takes too much energy. I'll slur my words often and when people ask me to repeat myself, I don't want to explain what I said. I know that I like to be lost in my head and think of conversations, kind of like an imaginative world that I find very peaceful.

I'm also curious if Selective Mutism is genetic as I want to have kids one day and I don't want them to be predisposed. Also, I am curious if the Selective Mutism could have been misdiagnosed because I had multiple traumas starting at age 5 but I was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at age 3.

I am 18 now and I feel like I am heading back into not talking again and I don't know if the Selective Mutism is coming back (if that's even possible) or if I just don't want to talk anymore. I'm at the point where if I have to talk, I will but I really enjoy being in my thoughts and not communicating verbally but I also don't know why? What does it mean when I rather be in my head than communicate verbally?
4. What do you do when you have friend request on Facebook from family member that you don’t want to be Facebook friends with? This sounds really stupid, and I have never had this situation before. Usually I accept all family member and if I don’t know the person I just decline them and move on. I know I will see this person at some point and they will ask me about it. I feel obliged to accept the request. Here is the reason I don’t want to accept their request. She is married to my cousin. My cousin touched me in inappropriate places when I was little. This only happened once but I have never come to terms with it. I told my parents, but was still very confused and afraid people on that side of the family would hate me. Plus it was just a tickling game and I was having fun, mostly. My parents made sure they stayed with us when we were near him but it was never spoken of again. Now I feel weird when I bring it up. Now my cousin’s wife most likely has no idea about this, but I just don’t want anything to do with him. That is just the place I am at right now. What do I do?3. In regard to Selective Mutism, as I struggled with Selective Mutism from ages 3 to 12, do you believe that it can come back later on in early adulthood? I was in speech therapy 3 times a week when I was in Elementary school but I made minimal progress. I don't think I got proper treatment. When I was 11 and 12, my grandparents passed away so I internalized everything until a teacher or school counselor would talk to me and I would scream at them, threatening harm. I've been quiet most of my life, obviously related to the Selective Mutism, and I am learning from others that I am more quiet than I realize. I do notice that I don't feel like talking because it takes too much energy. I'll slur my words often and when people ask me to repeat myself, I don't want to explain what I said. I know that I like to be lost in my head and think of conversations, kind of like an imaginative world that I find very peaceful.

I'm also curious if Selective Mutism is genetic as I want to have kids one day and I don't want them to be predisposed. Also, I am curious if the Selective Mutism could have been misdiagnosed because I had multiple traumas starting at age 5 but I was diagnosed with Selective Mutism at age 3.

I am 18 now and I feel like I am heading back into not talking again and I don't know if the Selective Mutism is coming back (if that's even possible) or if I just don't want to talk anymore. I'm at the point where if I have to talk, I will but I really enjoy being in my thoughts and not communicating verbally but I also don't know why? What does it mean when I rather be in my head than communicate verbally?
4. What do you do when you have friend request on Facebook from family member that you don’t want to be Facebook friends with? This sounds really stupid, and I have never had this situation before. Usually I accept all family member and if I don’t know the person I just decline them and move on. I know I will see this person at some point and they will ask me about it. I feel obliged to accept the request. Here is the reason I don’t want to accept their request. She is married to my cousin. My cousin touched me in inappropriate places when I was little. This only happened once but I have never come to terms with it. I told my parents, but was still very confused and afraid people on that side of the family would hate me. Plus it was just a tickling game and I was having fun, mostly. My parents made sure they stayed with us when we were near him but it was never spoken of again. Now I feel weird when I bring it up. Now my cousin’s wife most likely has no idea about this, but I just don’t want anything to do with him. That is just the place I am at right now. What do I do?

Is my Selective Mutism coming back & what do I do about unwanted Facebook friend requests?

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It's honestly never too late to be assessed. Autism is just usually discovered in childhood first.. but that doesn't mean it goes away in adulthood. And yes that all makes sense.. keep me posted on what they say and what you find out. xoxo

Kati Morton

First, thank you soo much! As the first Q, I think they assessed me for Autism because I was so young. I did talk at home but not at school or around others that I didn't know well. At school, I would be laughing and talking a little (by little, I mean like 2 words a day) on the playground. Wouldn't it be a little late to be assessed for Autism now as I am 18? I am working with someone and we have talked a little bit about the SM but I have gone to my old schools in the area to ask them about qualities I had while being in their classes; they responded with I was very timid, I would whisper when being called on, and no friends. As for the rather part, I tend to have ear buds in and think of a possible conversation with someone and be in my head that way (this is my imaginative world.) Sometimes I'll think of a funny conversation I've had before and what I could have said differently or added on. I find that I prefer it this way than actually being in a group discussion. People tend to ask why I am so quiet and I'll be in that little imaginative world. I hope that is making sense. Thank you!!!! I will bring this up to who I am working with.

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