Re: Does anyone else have a really LOUD kid?

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I forgot to mention that he has had his hearing checked and he hears just fine!

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> My 2 1/2 year old has the loudest voice I've ever heard come from a child. He

doesn't say words but he " says " a lot and makes a lot of noise. Everything that

comes out of his mouth is so loud and ear piercing! Is this related to apraxia

or do I just have a loud mouthed kid?

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> Christy

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[Guest guest]

> Is this related to apraxia or do I just have a loud mouthed kid?

Christy,

Our oldest has Apraxia and is very loud spoken. Although, I have heard about

soft spoken children with Apraxia.

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[Guest guest]

Christy, You may have already done this, but get his ears checked! My son

constantly has " negative pressure " (which feels like being in an airplane during

take off/landing according to the experts!). I have him checked by the

audiologist that I work with frequently throughout the school year. He's got

" severe negative pressure " right now. He's been cranking up the volume on

everything and speakly loudly. We've got an appt w/ the ENT next week. Anyone,

check his ears! Good luck,

Bonnie

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[Guest guest]

Hi Christy:

I haven't read through the messages regarding speaking loud...Does your son have

auditory sensory problems? Sensory Integration Dysfunction? Has your son been

evaluated by an Occupational Therapist? Hearing checked? Here is some

information on Sensory Integration Dysfunction...lots of good info. My son had

hypersensitivity to sounds...check out the list below and see if this could be a

possible problem for your son.

HTH,

Tina

mom to Landon

http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com/index.html

Sensory Processing Disorder Checklist

Signs Of Auditory Dysfunction: (no diagnosed hearing problem)

1. Hypersensitivity To Sounds (Auditory Defensiveness):

__ distracted by sounds not normally noticed by others; i.e., humming of lights

or refrigerators, fans, heaters, or clocks ticking

__ fearful of the sound of a flushing toilet (especially in public bathrooms),

vacuum, hairdryer, squeaky shoes, or a dog barking

__ started with or distracted by loud or unexpected sounds

__ bothered/distracted by background environmental sounds; i.e., lawn mowing or

outside construction

__ frequently asks people to be quiet; i.e., stop making noise, talking, or

singing

__ runs away, cries, and/or covers ears with loud or unexpected sounds

__ may refuse to go to movie theaters, parades, skating rinks, musical concerts

etc.

__ may decide whether they like certain people by the sound of their voice

2. Hyposensitivity To Sounds (Under-Registers):

__ often does not respond to verbal cues or to name being called

__ appears to " make noise for noise's sake "

__ loves excessively loud music or TV

__ seems to have difficulty understanding or remembering what was said

__ appears oblivious to certain sounds

__ appears confused about where a sound is coming from

__ talks self through a task, often out loud

__ had little or no vocalizing or babbling as an infant

__ needs directions repeated often, or will say, " What? " frequently

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> My 2 1/2 year old has the loudest voice I've ever heard come from a child. He

doesn't say words but he " says " a lot and makes a lot of noise. Everything that

comes out of his mouth is so loud and ear piercing! Is this related to apraxia

or do I just have a loud mouthed kid?

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> Christy

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for posting that list! It doesn't really seem like he fits any of

that criteria though. When he was evaluated by First Steps they told me they

didn't think he had any significant sensory issues going on. I however feel

that there must be an auditory processing issue. I've been looking into The

Listening Program and am really interested in it, just afraid of the cost.

Christy

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> > My 2 1/2 year old has the loudest voice I've ever heard come from a child.

He doesn't say words but he " says " a lot and makes a lot of noise. Everything

that comes out of his mouth is so loud and ear piercing! Is this related to

apraxia or do I just have a loud mouthed kid?

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> > Christy

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[Guest guest]

http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/auditory.asp

Symptoms of auditory processing and other info.

Have you had him evaluated by an audiologist to check hearing? If Fisrst Steps

didn't provide an Occupational therapist evaluation, you should also get that

done to check for Sensory, fine-gross motor delays, etc. I also believe

Occupational therapist can do the listening programs. A speech patholigist will

also be familiar with auditory processing. There are tests that can be done,

but I don't think they are for 2 1/2 year olds-check with your Speech

patholigist.

My older non-apraxic son talks loud...he can control it now, but I use to have

to tell him to use his inside voice all the time. When he was a younger, he

mostly talked loud when he was excited to tell someone something. We would

practice whispering in the house. Landon at that age screeched a lot mostly out

of frustration. Thankfully that stopped when we started fish oil and he gained

speech. He was also over stimulated with sounds so I am sure that was rough on

him also.

Good luck to you,

Tina

mom to Landon

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> Thank you for posting that list! It doesn't really seem like he fits any of

that criteria though. When he was evaluated by First Steps they told me they

didn't think he had any significant sensory issues going on. I however feel

that there must be an auditory processing issue. I've been looking into The

Listening Program and am really interested in it, just afraid of the cost.

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> Christy

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