Like watching fire works she gets scared and wants to go in the house or just cling to me and not let me go and she covers her ears when someone gets loud or she hears a very extremely loud noise.

My NT 22 month old son has started terrible twos and will start whining and screaming frequently when displeased. So now my 4.5 year old ASD daughter has started getting upset and wailing and screaming and hitting herself in the head the minute he starts warming up for an episode. She scripts "he hit his head" (I think she remembers a time when he hit his head), and "Kate screams, Thomas yells" and then cries and makes hyperventilating sounds. I try to calm her and tell her hands down and not… read more

Is there anything besides medication that helps your child with noises they don't like? My son is 6 and hates when I cough or the dog barks ect. He yells when he heres it. Thanks all in advance for your time and input.

Hi everyone, my 12 year old Jake, who has classic Autism, has extreme sensory issues. We keep a supply of soft ear plugs up at his school for when they have pep rallies and fire alarms. Often they skip the pep rallies when it's just too much (heck, those are sensory overload for me, and I don't have Autism, lol)
We went to his sister's soccer game today, and he was very upset with the clapping and cheering. We didn't bring ear plugs, but he had a chair where he sat with his clip-board drawing… read more

My 8 year old with PDD-NOS has put "noise-cancelling headphones" at the top of his Christmas wish-list. He is VERY sensitive to noises. Any suggestions on which are the best but not outrageously expensive? His teacher is looking for some as well for him to have at school.

About to go on the first plane ride with my 2.5 year old (not a vacation - we are moving). Worried about ear pain and noise level (wont tolerate anything in or on ears), will they accommodate the amount of liquid I'll need to take (not eating solids right now), and worried about things I can't anticipate! I plan to call the airline to request early boarding, minimal lines, and tours if available. Any words of wisdom?

My grandson age 4.5 hits when he is overstimulated. We want to be able to take him to amusement parks and cultural places, but when there are many other children...How can we help/prepare him, so that we can all enjoy the day.

As a side note, when he does hit (usually another child) what should we say to the parents, besides "I'm sorry". We have had a couple of really irate parents after an incident. Thank you all.

My son who is 8 hates all noises that are related to sports basketball softball etc even if his not playing just being around it upsets him.I have been thinking are there accommodations that can be made for him I mean in gym class I’m pretty sure they play sports or in his classroom these noises upset him I don’t want him to be excluded but just don’t want him to be forced to be around that if he can’t handle it

My son is 11 years old and non-verbal and keeps holding up his hands to his ears randomly, he’s not sick or anything
but he’s been really sensitive…He’s on Kepra and has also been very moody.