Australia AUSTRALIA - 4YO AUGUST (GUS) Missing from rural family home in Outback, Yunta, South Australia, 27th Sept 2025

[Dotta]

Really,
It is so important to provide a kid with tracking device.
There are soooo many ones to choose from.
GPS, Bluetooth.
Bracelets, watches, clips for clothing, and insoles.

Protect the children!!!

This is 21st Century!
Take advantage of Technology!
Keep children safe!

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[Hexe]

Selective Mutism (SM) for example, often stems from anxiety associated with speech. So a child with SM who is lost may actually not be inclined to verbalize.

They may instead freeze in response to the stress of being lost or fear of having to communicate with strangers, etc.

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

 

[Dotta]

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

Wow!
I don't suffer from this
BUT it happened to me once during a VERY important exam.
Something terrible happened to my poor throat due to stress
and I was literally fighting to utter squeaky sounds.
The examining Team seemed to become as stressed as me.
But I passed the exam.
Ufff!!!

 

[RedHaus]

As a person with selective mutism I can tell you it's not how it works. Despite how it's called we do not choose to not speak. We are temporarily unable to do so, no matter how much we want to make a sound. And yes, the stress can trigger it.

Of course, having been a child with SM, it is not a choice at all. I must have used the incorrect words to describe how SM would affect a young child's ability to yell out in the event they are lost.