The problem

Your child speaks freely at home and turns to stone the moment a stranger looks at them. You have rehearsed the phrase at the counter, walked to the counter, and watched it disappear from their mouth. You have had teachers tell you they are 'just shy' when you know exactly how much is actually happening in their nervous system.

Progress in selective mutism is made in fractions of a voice — a nod, a whisper, a word aimed at the floor. If you can't see those fractions adding up, it is very easy to give up on a brave steps approach that was actually working, and quietly let the silence expand.

“Nothing happened today. I think. I can't even tell anymore.”

A whispered 'thank you' at the library, a nod to a neighbour, pointing at the menu instead of freezing — these are the real milestones of selective mutism. Day to day they evaporate. Over weeks the pattern is real.

The Timeline turns your daily check-ins into a trend line across weeks and months. You'll see whether speaking is spreading across new settings and new people, how many brave moments are happening each week, and whether the overall direction is one you and the therapist can build on.

MuteStrong Timeline screen showing communication gains across settings over months

“I don't know if we're pushing too hard or not enough.”

You're trying to calibrate pressure, stimulus fading, brave practice, school supports, extended family behaviour — all at once. When a brave moment happens, you don't know which part of your approach made room for it.

The Pattern Engine cross-references your daily entries to surface which inputs correlate with brave speaking. Example insights might look like "whispered words happen more on days after one-on-one play with a familiar adult" or "school silence is longer on days with unexpected changes" — drawn from your own logs.

MuteStrong Patterns screen showing correlations between approach and brave speaking

“I keep having to explain she's not being rude.”

Selective mutism looks like shyness, looks like rudeness, looks like refusal — and is none of those things. It is a nervous system frozen in place. Remembering that at the counter, at the in-laws' house, at the school gate is almost impossible without something external to anchor you.

Perspective Shift cards deliver short, research-backed reframes at the moments you need them most. Each card pairs what you're feeling with what the selective mutism literature actually says about pressure, stimulus fading, brave practice and the shape of real progress.

MuteStrong Perspective Shift screen showing a reframe grounded in selective mutism research

“I don't have time to write a diary of every silent day.”

The days that matter most are the days you have nothing left to write. The daily check-in is 30 seconds. A handful of sliders and an optional note. That's all.

The Daily Log is designed for parents who can barely remember the small brave thing their child did an hour ago. Rate a few dimensions and move on. Those 30 seconds power the Timeline, the Patterns, and the picture you can share with the SLT or school.

MuteStrong daily log screen with sliders for brave moments, settings and parent calm

30 seconds a day

Fast enough to do on the quietest days. That's how trends get built.

Built on the research

Grounded in the behavioural literature on selective mutism, not vague reassurance.

Private by design

All data stays on your device. No accounts, no servers, no analytics.

Built for you. Not the teacher. Not the speech therapist. You.

MuteStrong is for the parent quietly protecting their child's brave steps — the person doing the part of treatment that happens far from the clinic.

Coming soon to Google Play