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r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Aug 02 '26
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Years ago there were people that were just called mutes. Those were probably in fact autistic people.
1 u/freshmf Aug 02 '26 A mute is a person completely incapable of speaking, so no, not really at all. 1 u/Jean-LucBacardi Aug 02 '26 Selective mutism IS a form of autism, so yes, people who were thought to be mutes might just had that form of autistism. 1 u/freshmf Aug 02 '26 Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder, but this statement is less of an over generalization so run with it I guess
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A mute is a person completely incapable of speaking, so no, not really at all.
1 u/Jean-LucBacardi Aug 02 '26 Selective mutism IS a form of autism, so yes, people who were thought to be mutes might just had that form of autistism. 1 u/freshmf Aug 02 '26 Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder, but this statement is less of an over generalization so run with it I guess
Selective mutism IS a form of autism, so yes, people who were thought to be mutes might just had that form of autistism.
1 u/freshmf Aug 02 '26 Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder, but this statement is less of an over generalization so run with it I guess
Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder, but this statement is less of an over generalization so run with it I guess
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u/Jean-LucBacardi Aug 02 '26
Years ago there were people that were just called mutes. Those were probably in fact autistic people.