👉 Mutisms are a type of communication disorder characterized by the inability to understand or articulate language. They can be caused by various factors such as brain injury, stroke, language disorders, and other neurological conditions. In the context of linguistics, a "mutism" is a specific form of a more general term that refers to an inability to produce words in a given language. The term "mutism" has been used to describe the difficulty in understanding or articulating language, so it can be applied