Does anyone else do this?

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I dunno if this is asperger's or autism related, but sometimes I just can't speak. It's like my vocal cords totally seize up and I can't speak at all unless I really force myself.

I don't have this. Sounds interesting though. (probably not for you though!)

Yep. That happens to me.

Only find that it happens if I haven't spoken in quite some time.

I don't have this.

Tim

I'll stutter and get all unintelligible if I get flustered enough.

No I don't have this, although it can be relieved with a few drops of lubricating oil.

Tinman Taylor as seen on TV.

I apologise, my imagination has been stimulated with anti-caffeine.

I think what you describe might be the effect that shock or a panic attack can have on speech.

Same for me. It's quite annoying, because sometimes I like to mostly listen and only say a little, but then this is difficult because the first few words are not clear, and they are most of the words.

I have this problem too. I think it's called 'Selective Mutism' but I'm not sure. (I do not have in-depth medical knowledge of this area, sorry. Please don't be mean if I have made a mistake).

If this is the correct name for it, then it's a little frustrating that they use the word 'selective' because it implies that we choose this!

I know basic British Sign Language, so have to resort to this when I become non-verbal.

I don't think I've ever had that problem, but I went to High School with a girl who did experience that, from time to time. I wouldn't wish that upon anybody.

I never do that. I HAVE to talk.

I can relate to this...especially in situations that are stressful/uncomfortable for me or when I feel that I'm not being listened to...
I would stutter, unable to express myself clearly and usually as a result getting ignored or mistreated...

yeah i get this... in large groups it is worse. It also bad when I havent said anything for a few days because i have been alone. Sometimes i feel like my voice and myself are two seperate entities and that the two are seperated in some indescribable way.

Yes I get this. It is like a temporary mutism. The weird thing is I can talk nine to the dozen. I can't talk sometimes. I just have to try and not let it bother me. I can't talk when I first meet people bar some greetings. I need to hear them speak a bit. But most people do anyway so they don't know this.

I don’t think it I the same as selective mutism. That is a lot worse.

I'm like wildman in this regard. LUCKILY I usually don't get that flustered.

This happens to me occasionally, but only when I'm around other people (I can babble away to myself quite happily, with no vocal impairment whatsoever). I often have to take a moment to compose myself, clear my throat, and then try again. Speaking too quickly might be a cause of this, I dunno.