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Is your child too afraid to talk in social situations? Selective mutism, a severe anxiety disorder,

“I physically felt anxious about saying a simple sentence in a group setting. My parents struggled for a long time to understand this because there was so little out there about it,” she says.They met Dr Melissa Giglio – then an associate psychologist at the Child Mind Institute in New York – and she began working with Livvy when she was seven, helping her to get more comfortable about speaking in different public settings.

Opinion | Chinas wobbly economic recovery unlikely to become full-blown Japanification

For an indication of how quickly investor sentiment can deteriorate, look no further than China. The MSCI China index, which tracks Chinese stocks listed at home and abroad, was in the midst of a blistering rally at the start of the year, triggered by the unexpectedly rapid reopening of the country’s economy following three years of self-imposed isolation.By early June, however, shorting Chinese equities was the second-most popular trade in markets, according to the results of Bank of America’s latest global fund manager survey published on June 13.

Real Sociedad: Oyarzabal: "Si seguimos as, vamos a estar ms cerca de Europa que de otra manera"

Mikel Oyarzabal pide que la afición siga confiando en él y sus compañeros de cara a lograr el objetivo de clasificarse para Europa, porque cree que el juego que hacen es bueno y que las ocasiones que últimamente están fallando terminarán por entrar. El capitán, además, destaca que el vestuario está muy unido para conseguir volver a un torneo continental. Oyarzabal lamentó que la Real no ganase a un Madrid que no hizo gran cosa.

Suez Canal: epic mission to free Ever Given ship sparks flood of memes, jokes

Images of them – dwarfed by the hull of the monster they were trying to dig out – circulated with comments on Twitter such as “these two guys and their digger are currently trying to save global trade”. A person opened a Twitter account @SuezDiggerGuy, “Guy With the Digger at Suez Canal”, with a profile that read: “Trying my best. No promises.” It had garnered more than 18,000 followers as of Friday afternoon.

Elephant tourism in Laos: how one ecotourism start-up provides the entertainment without the exploit

“The baby boy is pretty hysterical,” says Michael Vogler, an American conservationist who is one of the young elephant’s handlers. “He’s quite a trip.” He’s also quite a draw at MandaLao Elephant Sanctuary & Tours, run by Vogler and a few other budding entrepreneurs. The ecotourism start-up offers refuge for six retired work elephants, and Mr Kit. It enables visitors to get up close and personal with the beasts in northern Laos, outside the ancient royal capital of Luang Prabang.