Child developmental specialists work with children who have developmental disabilities as well as their families and teachers. Developmental specialists do not diagnose these disorders but they do help children overcome any developmental obstacles they face as they grow and begin their education.
Welcome to icliniq.com. 1  There is always a small risk of having a child with deafness, even if there is no family history of deafness (1 in 1000). 2  So, precise risk can only be stated after knowing the cause of deafness and muteness and also after appropriate gene studies. Ideally, person in question should be tested for the connexin 26 and connexin 30 gene mutation. Since girl is not deaf and mute, there is very less chance that she is a carrier of gene.
Medical Definition of Mutism. Mutism: The inability or unwillingness to speak. A person who is mute cannot or does not care to talk. Someone who was mute was said to be dumb, not in the sense of being stupid, but in the sense of being devoid of the power of speech. The term mutism is specifically applied to people who, due to profound congenital (or early) deafness, are unable to use articulate language and so are affected by deaf-mutism.