Re: suggestions for son's noise sensitivity?

[Guest guest]

You don't have to wait for your next scheduled IEP meeting to ask for

additions or changes to the program.

Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) suggestions for son's noise sensitivity?

my son is diagnosed with mild high functional autism/Asperger's. he

goes to public school in first grade.

he has always had a fear/sensitivity of loud noises (esp automatic

toilets). something new happened at school thiis week.

he went to the guidance counselors office at lunch on thurs and fri

this week, upset and crying, holding his ears because he said the

lunchroom is too loud. this is the first time since the start of

school in sept that this has happened. we started a new technique the

week prior with his OT: brushing and joint compression every 2 hours

or however often we could do it. the OT said that if anything negative

arises, we should stop. i have stopped and emailed the counsellor,

teacher and OT on Friday evening. dont expect to hear anything until

tomorrow.

my son started in a social thinking group that the counsellor

suggested. these started in early january and happen every tuesday.

she said its possible he is used to coming to her office (and its

considered a privelidge to the children) weekly and prefers having

lunch there. this is not something she can do on a daily basis.

if this sudden sensitivity to the lunchroom noise continues, what do

you think we could try? we have tried earplugs but havent found

anything that he feels confy with. my mom suggested an MP3 player

during lunch but i dont know if the school will approve (our sencond

IEP meeting will be in Feb) since its a valuable item...

anny thoughts? if so, please send me a personal message. i like this

group but dont have time to read through all the posts so i dont get

digests or individual emails....

thanks much

dana

[Guest guest]

Hi Dana,

I'd say that if an MP3 player works, they have to let it happen.

Also,........having lunch somewhere quiet should be possible........there MUST be others who could benefit from a better setting. Maybe talk to the SPED teacher or the principal?

Good luck to you.

Robin

From: fairyfestivities <fairyfestivities@...>Subject: ( ) suggestions for son's noise sensitivity? Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010, 7:18 AM

my son is diagnosed with mild high functional autism/Asperger' s. he goes to public school in first grade.he has always had a fear/sensitivity of loud noises (esp automatic toilets). something new happened at school thiis week.he went to the guidance counselors office at lunch on thurs and fri this week, upset and crying, holding his ears because he said the lunchroom is too loud. this is the first time since the start of school in sept that this has happened. we started a new technique the week prior with his OT: brushing and joint compression every 2 hours or however often we could do it. the OT said that if anything negative arises, we should stop. i have stopped and emailed the counsellor, teacher and OT on Friday evening. dont expect to hear anything until tomorrow.my son started in a social thinking group that the counsellor suggested. these started in early january and happen every tuesday. she said its possible he is

used to coming to her office (and its considered a privelidge to the children) weekly and prefers having lunch there. this is not something she can do on a daily basis.if this sudden sensitivity to the lunchroom noise continues, what do you think we could try? we have tried earplugs but havent found anything that he feels confy with. my mom suggested an MP3 player during lunch but i dont know if the school will approve (our sencond IEP meeting will be in Feb) since its a valuable item...anny thoughts? if so, please send me a personal message. i like this group but dont have time to read through all the posts so i dont get digests or individual emails....thanks muchdana

[Guest guest]

My son has had severe noise sensitivities since birth, and I have to say mp3

players do help. We tried ear plugs but he doesn't like things in his ears. We

also have noise blocking headphones that definitely help but are fairly

conspicuous and large to carry around.

>

> my son is diagnosed with mild high functional autism/Asperger's. he goes to

public school in first grade.

>

> he has always had a fear/sensitivity of loud noises (esp automatic toilets).

something new happened at school thiis week.

>

> he went to the guidance counselors office at lunch on thurs and fri this week,

upset and crying, holding his ears because he said the lunchroom is too loud.

this is the first time since the start of school in sept that this has happened.

we started a new technique the week prior with his OT: brushing and joint

compression every 2 hours or however often we could do it. the OT said that if

anything negative arises, we should stop. i have stopped and emailed the

counsellor, teacher and OT on Friday evening. dont expect to hear anything

until tomorrow.

>

> my son started in a social thinking group that the counsellor suggested.

these started in early january and happen every tuesday. she said its possible

he is used to coming to her office (and its considered a privelidge to the

children) weekly and prefers having lunch there. this is not something she can

do on a daily basis.

>

> if this sudden sensitivity to the lunchroom noise continues, what do you think

we could try? we have tried earplugs but havent found anything that he feels

confy with. my mom suggested an MP3 player during lunch but i dont know if the

school will approve (our sencond IEP meeting will be in Feb) since its a

valuable item...

>

>

> anny thoughts? if so, please send me a personal message. i like this group

but dont have time to read through all the posts so i dont get digests or

individual emails....

>

> thanks much

>

> dana

>