Editing Selective mutism (section)

===Other symptoms===
Besides lack of speech, other common behaviors and characteristics displayed by selectively mute people, according to Elisa Shipon-Blum's findings, include:<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Moini |first1=Jahangir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8AcWEAAAQBAJ |title=Global Emergency of Mental Disorders |author2=Justin Koenitzer |author3=Anthony LoGalbo |date=2021 |publisher=Academic Press |isbn=978-0-323-85843-4 |location=London |pages=82–84 |oclc=1252050397 |quote=However, there are some positive features of selective mutism. These include above average intelligence, inquisitiveness, or perception; a strong sense of right and wrong; creativity; love for the arts; empathy; and sensitivity for other people.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Muris |first=Peter |last2=Ollendick |first2=Thomas H. |date=January 19, 2021 |title=Selective Mutism and Its Relations to Social Anxiety Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8131304/ |journal=Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=294–325 |doi=10.1007/s10567-020-00342-0 |issn=1573-2827 |pmc=8131304 |pmid=33462750}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Cohan |first=Sharon L. |last2=Chavira |first2=Denise A. |last3=Shipon-Blum |first3=Elisa |last4=Hitchcock |first4=Carla |last5=Roesch |first5=Scott C. |last6=Stein |first6=Murray B. |date=August 23, 2010 |title=Refining the classification of children with selective mutism: a latent profile analysis |url=https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2925839/ |journal=Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology |volume=37 |issue=4 |pages=770–784 |doi=10.1080/15374410802359759 |issn=1537-4424 |pmc=2925839 |pmid=18991128}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |id={{Gale|A288873877}} {{ProQuest|1013609961}} |last1=Perednik |first1=Ruth |title=An interview with Ruth Perednik: treating selective mutism |journal=North American Journal of Psychology |date=1 June 2012 |volume=14 |issue=2 |pages=365 |quote=Many are above average in intelligence, creative, and sensitive to others thoughts and feelings. }}</ref>

* Shyness, social anxiety, fear of social embarrassment or social isolation and withdrawal
* Difficulty maintaining eye contact
* Blank expression and reluctance to smile or incessant smiling 
* Difficulty expressing feelings, even to family members
* Tendency to worry more than most people of the same age
* Sensitivity to noise and crowds

On the flip side, there are some positive traits observed in many cases:

* Above average intelligence, inquisitiveness, or perception
* A strong sense of right and wrong
* Creativity
* Love for the arts
* Empathy
* Sensitivity for other people