For context, I am diagnosed with situational mutism. I left school at 13 (the end of year 8) when my mutism was starting to become noticeable. I was eventually diagnosed with SM, a couple years later, and started an SEN A-level provision at 16. My speech began to improve greatly after a year but due to traumatic events, I regressed significantly upon leaving.
I can, on occasion, talk to family or my closest friend but I haven’t held a conversation with someone else for quite a long time. As a result, I’m incredibly dependent on the assistance of my friend.
I attend university online but that’s the extent of what I can do independently. At 22, I have perhaps never felt more vulnerable.
It’s early and I’m bored so AMA.