Please help with sound sensitivity issues.

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My son in third grade has huge sound sensitivity issues. He loves school. He has great teachers. Do you have any suggestions on what might help with his sound sensitivity issues at school?

Ask the teacher to make accomodations for him to be able to sit and work in the special education room or even the library when it's too loud for him.

I should clarify. He has a 1 on 1 one teaching assistant and access to the special education resource room. They even made a small sensory room for kids on the spectrum.

Try ear plugs that he can carry around and put in when things get noisy. You could also try desensitizing therapy. I sometimes put my fingers in my ears, but I should get ear plugs myself, only my sensitivity isn't has bad as others on the spectrum. Years ago, after my mother stopped driving, I had to take her to a number of big family get togethers at rented halls. Because the music was always blaring, I ended up spending much of each occasion out in the lobby or in the rest rooms. I can NOT understand at all how anyone could stand noise that LOUD! I also don't like bright, glaring lights, and have skin sensitivity issues, too.

My mother passed away about 8 years ago, so I no longer have to take her to these torture fests. Naturally, I won't subject myself to that without it being absolutely necessary. I didn't have much choice back then. I was living with my mother and not working steady, so she was partly supporting me. It was fair that I help her out with things like taking her to these parties. I am glad not to have to go any more, though.

I wish I could come up with some other, better ideas, but I don't have any others.

What are the specific issues?

Jason

I suggest earplugs - try to find some comfortable ones if he has tactile issues as well.

Earplugs! The ones that are meant for musicians are good for reducing volume without muffling voices into harder to understand.

He's talking about these. Ya these are , we have a hard enough time following conversation without muffles sound. I've hear people say they work really well.

*edit* guess the picture didn't work but here's the link. ------> http://www.amazon.com/Hearos-Earplugs-Fidelity-Comfortable-Package/dp/B0037KM8QY