Sensory issues can come and go for no reason I know..somedays my dd can tolerate a full auditorium while listening to her big sis play a concert with her high school band and other days she cant stand the TV on or talking...clueless to why..maybe overstimulating day?? PPl at work think im deaf because when they talk to me, I always say 'what' so they will repeat what they had said. I forget what its called but i sometimes dont understand what they said to me, and also need time to formulate a respons. However im also the only 1 at work to cover their ears whenever a pallet falls and hits the concrete. This confuses ppl, but im not concerned what the ppl at my job think...
Anyways, he needs to understand that ppl are allowed to talk their is nothing he can do about backround noise. I have no idea how to help him, but as far as the social thing goes, he needs to accept that sometimes their will be noises and ppl talking which he will have no control over, sometimes i cover my ears if im expecting a loud sound, but other than that i have to deal...My ds has always been hyposensitive but that has changed within the last
year. He now seems oversensitive to noise. He will no longer flush
because of the sound and he gets very irritated at his little siblings
making their usual little kid noises. On bad days (like today) I hear an
agitated whiny "be quiet" every two minutes. I know from teachers that
the same happens in school with his classmates. This hypersensitive stuff
is new territory for us, any suggestions?
Micki...interesting that you would post this because I was thinking about this very thing today about my son. He in the last year or so has started covering his ears with certain sound. He was helping me make cupcakes today and we were blending with the mixer and he kept saying.."It's too loud!!" So I just whispered in his ear..."I know it's loud but if we want cupcakes we have to use the mixer" I then distracted him with counting down the last 60 seconds and that seemed to help.
Karrie
My son is very sensitive to sounds too, except hes been like that for a few years. He covers his ears whenever something is loud, unpredictable or just a certain pitch. Sometimes its just laughing. I dont know what to do either but in loud places or around loud things he has ear plugs that he wears and it helps him alot! he takes them out alot sometimes but begs for them to be put back in so it obviously helps insome way that he wants it back. Maybe u could try that when hes extra sensitive? Altho i should add my sons not in school yet so not sure if that would work or not
My ds varies in his sensitivity to noises. He is much better now, but he has his days when he can't take the noise.
Woodsman - I do that sometimes as well. I just realize in the middle of someone asking me something that I didn't hear a word they said. However, what happens to me, is they will sometimes start to repeat it, then I realize what they had said before they finish repeating it and then answer them while they are in mid-sentence. I realize it can annoy people - so I try not to do it so much anymore. But, it's hard to get out of that habit and on days I am particularly foggy (haven't had enough sleep for instance) I do this MUCH more.
My son is hypersensitive to noises, but luckily he reacts more to unusual noises - for example said he didn't want to go to an air show because of the motor noises (I was impressed -- I had only thought about the crowds being a problem). I think the background noise in his classroom is agitating for him, but he doesn't shush people. Maybe doesn't even realize why he's getting agitated.
We mostly try to avoid bothersome noises, but I have heard of people who use a personal stereo so they can block out background noise with music of their choice.
Good luck with everything.
woodsman,
"PPl at work think im deaf because when they talk to me, I always say 'what' so they will repeat what they had said. I forget what its called but i sometimes dont understand what they said to me, and also need time to formulate a respons."
THIS IS ME ALL THE TIME!!! My family gets sooo mad at me. I cannot help it. It takes time before I can comprehend. It is called something...I just read about it, but I forget what it is called.
micki,
Ali is always oversensitive to certain sounds like the toilet flushing, hand dryers, and a few others and she is always undersensitive to certain sounds like her name being called, her own voice (she talks way lous...as do I), alarm clocks, and a few others....but other auditory stimuli affect her differently by the day or even the hour. She may have the television on 30 and barely be able to hear it at times and others she can have it on 10 and complain it is too loud. I wish I could tell you how to deal with it..... I know one thing I do with Ali is if something is bothering her I have her close her eyes, take 5 deep breaths then open her eyes and try to listen to only what she needs to hear at the time (i.e. the teacher, me, etc.) but it is still a struggle. Even for me, I am the same way. Certain sounds like the AC going just drive me nuts. I often will get up and walk away and recoup then come back. Best of luck to you!
Tuhina had very early auditory defensiveness. It was cute, b/c she could not use her rt hand to cover her ear, due to her arm nerve injury at birth, so she would come to me and lean her rt ear against my thigh and cover her LEFT!
It definitely correlates with her "shampooditory defensiveness," too. On days she screeches, strikes out and fights shampooing, she also has more auditory defensiveness. AND poorer eye contact.
I do think it goes with poor sleep the night before, but have yet to correlate it to anything else - dietary or environmental. Except for stress ...
Suggestions: well Wilbarger "brushing" may help ... and sensory diet, in general?
Anyone had luck with Earobics, for this?
Miki
your so not alone in this...I cant take savannah in a public bathroom because of the noise of the flush...a truck went by on the street this morning and...she covered her ears and srinched her eyes...and said tooo loud mommay vannah also hates vaccume.