Re: Noise annoys autistic children

[Guest guest]

Noise does a good job of annoying adults with AS too.

[Guest guest]

This is really good to hear. I can't imagine NTs really being able

to be quiet to the level we need to be, though, because they don't

understand how we feel (they don't have empathy, haha) but if they

try that is encouraging.

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> http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2005/Press_Releases/11-01-05.html

>

> Noise annoys autistic children

>

> " We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

> noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

> improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

> McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington

campus.

>

> A wide range of groups of children with special education needs

were

> considered in the study, along with young children in general.

These

> include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

> ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While

all

> these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

> autistic children in general are far more severe.

>

> Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children include

> general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

> vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as dogs

> barking and road works.

>

> " While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

> auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal

and

> tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

> have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

> pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability

to

> communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

>

> " We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

> children. We have already seen some excellent individual

strategies,

> which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

> spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

>

> " Much of the present work is focused on these children being

> integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

> However we must look more closely at the learning environment too, "

> he says.

>

> " Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate

their

> way around any such environment when we never expect children with

> physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of steps? "

>

> Created: 1 November, 2005

>

[Guest guest]

Correction: noise HARMS autistic children.

Geez, what a discovery! (rolleyes)

Well, glad to see someone finally get it anyway.

Inger

Noise annoys autistic children

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Noise annoys autistic children

" We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington campus.

A wide range of groups of children with special education needs were

considered in the study, along with young children in general. These

include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While all

these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

autistic children in general are far more severe.

Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children include

general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as dogs

barking and road works.

" While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal and

tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability to

communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

" We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

children. We have already seen some excellent individual strategies,

which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

" Much of the present work is focused on these children being

integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

However we must look more closely at the learning environment too, "

he says.

" Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate their

way around any such environment when we never expect children with

physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of steps? "

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[Guest guest]

Inger, do you know how it harms them?

>

> Correction: noise HARMS autistic children.

>

> Geez, what a discovery! (rolleyes)

>

> Well, glad to see someone finally get it anyway.

>

> Inger

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> Noise annoys autistic children

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>

> http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2005/Press_Releases/11-01-05.html

>

> Noise annoys autistic children

>

> " We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

> noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

> improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

> McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington campus.

>

> A wide range of groups of children with special education needs were

> considered in the study, along with young children in general. These

> include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

> ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While all

> these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

> autistic children in general are far more severe.

>

> Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children include

> general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

> vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as dogs

> barking and road works.

>

> " While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

> auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal and

> tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

> have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

> pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability to

> communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

>

> " We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

> children. We have already seen some excellent individual strategies,

> which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

> spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

>

> " Much of the present work is focused on these children being

> integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

> However we must look more closely at the learning environment too, "

> he says.

>

> " Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate their

> way around any such environment when we never expect children with

> physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of steps? "

>

> Created: 1 November, 2005

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[Guest guest]

Sorry, just being in a bit of a caustic mood today. (PMS again.) It was

actually a very good article. :-)

I just reacted to the headline of the article since non-autistics often

interpret our PHYSICAL reactions to physical impressions as if they were

emotional reactions. I don'¨t know in how many books about autistic children

I've read that it is typical for them to be " afraid " of the vacuum cleaner.

But they are most likely not " afraid " of it - it is just PAINFUL to them.

As for how noise can harm...

1. At the very least it rattles our sensitive nerves. My Aspie ex is so

sensitive to sounds that he cannot sleep if there is even the faintest sound

from a fan or other engine in the house. This prolonged insomnia has him in

shatters. Others just find it difficult to concentrate, just as the article

says, and get so exhausted from negotiating prolonged noise (and other

sensory stimuli) that one is totally wiped out at the end of the day.

2. It may more or less seriously hurt our ears. I think some of my extreme

sound hypersensitivity (which has gotten much worse last decade or so) came

after I went to some rock concerts. I could just feel the noise piercing

into my ear drums and was totally blown away by how loud it is nowadays

compared to when I was younger.

3. In some cases, the vibrations from the noise - especially from tractors

and helicopters - may harm one's nervous system for real. I can FEEL it

cutting through my body and causing internal disruption and pain. This is

why I often yelp out loud and cuddle into a ball to try to protect myself.

It is not just my ears that hurt in these cases, but my whole body,

especially the front torso.

And this is well based in science. ULFs can be used as non-lethal weapons

and may cause migraines, dizziness, nausea and worse. The reason people get

ill during certain types of recurring storms (they have a special name in

Germany, France and North Africa which escape me now) is because of the

ultrasound. Tunnels and trucks can cause it too.

I also read an article about a type of sound vibration (forget exactly

which, possibly also an ultrasound) in airplanes that is a real health

hazard to regular flyers. Perhaps Stan would know more about that?

Inger

Noise annoys autistic children

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>

> http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2005/Press_Releases/11-01-05.html

>

> Noise annoys autistic children

>

> " We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

> noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

> improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

> McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington campus.

>

> A wide range of groups of children with special education needs were

> considered in the study, along with young children in general. These

> include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

> ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While all

> these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

> autistic children in general are far more severe.

>

> Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children include

> general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

> vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as dogs

> barking and road works.

>

> " While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

> auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal and

> tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

> have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

> pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability to

> communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

>

> " We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

> children. We have already seen some excellent individual strategies,

> which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

> spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

>

> " Much of the present work is focused on these children being

> integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

> However we must look more closely at the learning environment too, "

> he says.

>

> " Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate their

> way around any such environment when we never expect children with

> physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of steps? "

>

> Created: 1 November, 2005

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[Guest guest]

LOL! Right!

Inger

Re: Noise annoys autistic children

Noise does a good job of annoying adults with AS too.

[Guest guest]

Oh, no, I didn't take what you said in the wrong way, I understand

your frustration. I was just interested in your thoughts on how it

harms us. It does make sense that it affects our nervous systems but

I guess it would be too much to ask for to have actual studies done

on it, at this point. Maybe in the future. I know being exposed

to 'ordinary' work noise is hard on me and I have to rest from it. If

I don't wear earplugs when I'm sleeping the slightest noises will

wake me up. It's so important that childrens' caretakers understand

this because interrupted sleep is not good for the health.

That 'cutting through' I experience also and it must have some

negative effect because it does hurt. I wonder about a possible long

term cummulative effect especially as we get older and it's harder on

us.

> >

> > Correction: noise HARMS autistic children.

> >

> > Geez, what a discovery! (rolleyes)

> >

> > Well, glad to see someone finally get it anyway.

> >

> > Inger

> >

> >

> > Noise annoys autistic children

> >

> >

> > http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2005/Press_Releases/11-01-05.html

> >

> > Noise annoys autistic children

> >

> > " We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

> > noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

> > improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

> > McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington

campus.

> >

> > A wide range of groups of children with special education needs

were

> > considered in the study, along with young children in general.

These

> > include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

> > ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While

all

> > these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

> > autistic children in general are far more severe.

> >

> > Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children

include

> > general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

> > vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as

dogs

> > barking and road works.

> >

> > " While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

> > auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal

and

> > tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

> > have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

> > pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability

to

> > communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

> >

> > " We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

> > children. We have already seen some excellent individual

strategies,

> > which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

> > spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

> >

> > " Much of the present work is focused on these children being

> > integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

> > However we must look more closely at the learning environment

too, "

> > he says.

> >

> > " Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate

their

> > way around any such environment when we never expect children with

> > physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of

steps? "

> >

> > Created: 1 November, 2005

> >

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> > acceptance. Everyone is valued.

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[Guest guest]

,

Once a year I go on a two week retreat to a place only Inger and my

parents no about and climb mountains and take nice long hot baths.

The only time I talk during these expeditions is when ordering food

or checking in and out at the hotels.

It's bliss.

But without them I would go crazy. In fact, I DO go a bit crazy and

wind up affecting everyone else around me negatively.

Tom

I wonder about a possible long term cummulative effect especially as

we get older and it's harder on us.

[Guest guest]

I'm 36 going on 37.

The older I get, the quieter I get.

Also, the older I get, the quieter I talk.

What is especially annoying is that my parents, who are in their mid

to upper sixties, are now becoming hard of hearing and so my speaking

quietly causes them to say " What? " " Eh? " all the time, which is bad

for me because simply raising my voice causes me to cringe.

Tom

Noise does a good job of annoying adults with AS too.

[Guest guest]

I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

>

> I wonder about a possible long term cummulative effect especially

as

> we get older and it's harder on us.

>

[Guest guest]

LonerMutant,

I have a question for you. I know you play the guitar. How high do

you turn up the volume when you play?

I know that when I do things that are noisy, it may not bother me as

much since I am producing the noise, but when OTHER people make noise,

I have a big problem with that.

Is it like that with you?

Tom

I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

[Guest guest]

Being hypersensitive to noise myself - I would say it causes great

distress and some pitches like bleebs at supermarkets and such like

actually hurt my ears - it feels like it is disorientating my brain

too, like scrambeling it.

Screetches of car brakes hurt my ears and traffic at side of road is

uncomfortable. When people raise their voices I think they are

shouting because they are so loud - don't people realise how loud

they are? Unexpected noises make me jump too. If someone has a high

pitched sing song sqeecky(sp?) voice it grates on my nerves and I

have to just get away - even if person is nice.

> >

> > Correction: noise HARMS autistic children.

> >

> > Geez, what a discovery! (rolleyes)

> >

> > Well, glad to see someone finally get it anyway.

> >

> > Inger

> >

> >

> > Noise annoys autistic children

> >

> >

> > http://masseynews.massey.ac.nz/2005/Press_Releases/11-01-05.html

> >

> > Noise annoys autistic children

> >

> > " We wish to highlight the serious nature of early childhood centre

> > noise and encourage everyone to think seriously about how we can

> > improve the learning environment for these children, " says Stuart

> > McLaren, Senior Lecturer in Health Science at the Wellington

campus.

> >

> > A wide range of groups of children with special education needs

were

> > considered in the study, along with young children in general.

These

> > include children with autism, Asperger syndrome, Down syndrome,

> > ADHD, global developmental delay and the hearing impaired. While

all

> > these children are seriously affected by noise, the effects on

> > autistic children in general are far more severe.

> >

> > Mr McLaren says the wide range of noises affecting children

include

> > general classroom noise, school bells, machine noise from fans,

> > vacuum cleaners and lawn mowing, and unexpected noises such as

dogs

> > barking and road works.

> >

> > " While their hearing may be normal, autistic children process

> > auditory information differently. What others perceive as normal

and

> > tolerable can be extremely intense and painful to them. Noise can

> > have two serious effects on these children. First, it causes them

> > pain, distress and confusion, and second, it erodes their ability

to

> > communicate and learn, " says Mr McLaren.

> >

> > " We intend to investigate a wide range of strategies to help these

> > children. We have already seen some excellent individual

strategies,

> > which could be developed further. These include providing quiet

> > spaces, and using a `traffic light' system.

> >

> > " Much of the present work is focused on these children being

> > integrated into regular early childhood eduction environments.

> > However we must look more closely at the learning environment

too, "

> > he says.

> >

> > " Why it is acceptable to expect autistic children to negotiate

their

> > way around any such environment when we never expect children with

> > physical disabilities to negotiate their way up a flight of

steps? "

> >

> > Created: 1 November, 2005

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship,

> support and

> > acceptance. Everyone is valued.

> >

> > Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links

page

> in the

> > folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

> >

[Guest guest]

I'm like this too. I can enjoy listening to rather loud Heavy Metal if I'm

really in the mood and get to choose the song. But having to endure noise or

even music not of my choice is pure torture.

I read about some study way back in the 70's that found that the exact same

decibel cased more damage to the ear when it was in the form of unavoidable

noise than in the form of music of choice. Not surprising, really. But good

to have it scientifically investigated nontheless. :-)

I also find that I'm a lot more sensitive & receptive when passive than when

active. This too is only logical, isn't it?

Inger

Re: Noise annoys autistic children

LonerMutant,

I have a question for you. I know you play the guitar. How high do

you turn up the volume when you play?

I know that when I do things that are noisy, it may not bother me as

much since I am producing the noise, but when OTHER people make noise,

I have a big problem with that.

Is it like that with you?

Tom

I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

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[Guest guest]

Some people do have really annoying voices or laughs. Unfortunately, those same people tend to talk and laugh the most. The only thing I don't like about taking the train is that sometimes you hear other people talking even though you are in your own compartment, or worse: they will have the radio up or something. It is even more annoying in business class. The last time I rode it, there were these two women talking to each other, but they were sitting on opposite sides of the train with their backs against the wall of the train. This meant they had to raise their voices a bit to be heard by the other about 8 feet away over the train noise. It was so annoying that I had to move to the back of the car and put in earplugs under my stereoheadphones. I would like to have been able to walk down there and force one to sit by the other so they could speak in normal tones or better yet ship them to the club car. Some Amtrak trains to have no noise cars, cars where there is no talking, no cell phones, no radios, just silence. Too bad they can't have them on more trains.

I've said it before, but I think people are so noisy because they are scared of silence. If its quite, they have to listen to either the little voice inside them or to the echoes in the emptiness within. Rather than face those, they flood the world with racket to blot them out.

P.S. The only thing worse than people noise on the train is the public toilets on the trains. To be brutally honest, unless I have a compartment with my own toilet, I won't eat for hours before getting on the train and then will eat only lightly. Taking Pepto bismol or something also helps to stove things up for a while. Nothing worse than walking into someone else's stink and many of them have deplorable sanitary habits.

[Guest guest]

Some people do have really annoying voices or laughs. Unfortunately, those same people tend to talk and laugh the most. The only thing I don't like about taking the train is that sometimes you hear other people talking even though you are in your own compartment, or worse: they will have the radio up or something. It is even more annoying in business class. The last time I rode it, there were these two women talking to each other, but they were sitting on opposite sides of the train with their backs against the wall of the train. This meant they had to raise their voices a bit to be heard by the other about 8 feet away over the train noise. It was so annoying that I had to move to the back of the car and put in earplugs under my stereoheadphones. I would like to have been able to walk down there and force one to sit by the other so they could speak in normal tones or better yet ship them to the club car. Some Amtrak trains to have no noise cars, cars where there is no talking, no cell phones, no radios, just silence. Too bad they can't have them on more trains.

I've said it before, but I think people are so noisy because they are scared of silence. If its quite, they have to listen to either the little voice inside them or to the echoes in the emptiness within. Rather than face those, they flood the world with racket to blot them out.

P.S. The only thing worse than people noise on the train is the public toilets on the trains. To be brutally honest, unless I have a compartment with my own toilet, I won't eat for hours before getting on the train and then will eat only lightly. Taking Pepto bismol or something also helps to stove things up for a while. Nothing worse than walking into someone else's stink and many of them have deplorable sanitary habits.

[Guest guest]

,

Personally I think most man-made noises are about as annoying as they

can be. They seem to be designed to test the limits of my patience

and tolerance, and I wonder if it is because they are designed to be

listened to and heard by non-Aspies.

Cell phone rings, car horns, cash register beeps, announcers and

speakers in department stores get to me.

I too hate certain voices and simply try to get out of range of

certain people if their voices grate out my ears too much.

Tom

Being hypersensitive to noise myself - I would say it causes great

distress and some pitches like bleebs at supermarkets and such like

actually hurt my ears - it feels like it is disorientating my brain

too, like scrambeling it.

Screetches of car brakes hurt my ears and traffic at side of road is

uncomfortable. When people raise their voices I think they are

shouting because they are so loud - don't people realise how loud

they are? Unexpected noises make me jump too. If someone has a high

pitched sing song sqeecky(sp?) voice it grates on my nerves and I

have to just get away - even if person is nice.

[Guest guest]

,

Personally I think most man-made noises are about as annoying as they

can be. They seem to be designed to test the limits of my patience

and tolerance, and I wonder if it is because they are designed to be

listened to and heard by non-Aspies.

Cell phone rings, car horns, cash register beeps, announcers and

speakers in department stores get to me.

I too hate certain voices and simply try to get out of range of

certain people if their voices grate out my ears too much.

Tom

Being hypersensitive to noise myself - I would say it causes great

distress and some pitches like bleebs at supermarkets and such like

actually hurt my ears - it feels like it is disorientating my brain

too, like scrambeling it.

Screetches of car brakes hurt my ears and traffic at side of road is

uncomfortable. When people raise their voices I think they are

shouting because they are so loud - don't people realise how loud

they are? Unexpected noises make me jump too. If someone has a high

pitched sing song sqeecky(sp?) voice it grates on my nerves and I

have to just get away - even if person is nice.

[Guest guest]

I play bass! I normally have the volume on 2 on a 30 watt amp. That's

what I can handle without earplugs. I'm going to get a cast of my

ears to get proper earplugs because ordinary earplugs take out the

highs and enhance the bass and so I can hear the bass better,

especially the brigde pickup of my bass sounds weak on low volume.

I actually hate hearing people talk together loudly, they sound like

a flock of ducks or seagulls to me.

>

> I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

>

[Guest guest]

I play bass! I normally have the volume on 2 on a 30 watt amp. That's

what I can handle without earplugs. I'm going to get a cast of my

ears to get proper earplugs because ordinary earplugs take out the

highs and enhance the bass and so I can hear the bass better,

especially the brigde pickup of my bass sounds weak on low volume.

I actually hate hearing people talk together loudly, they sound like

a flock of ducks or seagulls to me.

>

> I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

>

[Guest guest]

What I found quite difficult, was when my daughter was a little girl.. she had a rather high tone of voice that was painful to me. But what could I do?

Now I am very glad that those years are behind me : )

Lida

,Personally I think most man-made noises are about as annoying as they can be. They seem to be designed to test the limits of my patience and tolerance, and I wonder if it is because they are designed to be listened to and heard by non-Aspies. Cell phone rings, car horns, cash register beeps, announcers and speakers in department stores get to me.I too hate certain voices and simply try to get out of range of certain people if their voices grate out my ears too much.TomBeing hypersensitive to noise myself - I would say it causes greatdistress and some pitches like bleebs at supermarkets and such likeactually hurt my ears - it feels like it is disorientating my braintoo, like scrambeling it.Screetches of car brakes hurt my ears and traffic at side of road isuncomfortable. When people raise their voices I think they areshouting because they are so loud - don't people realise how loudthey are? Unexpected noises make me jump too. If someone has a highpitched sing song sqeecky(sp?) voice it grates on my nerves and Ihave to just get away - even if person is nice.

[Guest guest]

What I found quite difficult, was when my daughter was a little girl.. she had a rather high tone of voice that was painful to me. But what could I do?

Now I am very glad that those years are behind me : )

Lida

,Personally I think most man-made noises are about as annoying as they can be. They seem to be designed to test the limits of my patience and tolerance, and I wonder if it is because they are designed to be listened to and heard by non-Aspies. Cell phone rings, car horns, cash register beeps, announcers and speakers in department stores get to me.I too hate certain voices and simply try to get out of range of certain people if their voices grate out my ears too much.TomBeing hypersensitive to noise myself - I would say it causes greatdistress and some pitches like bleebs at supermarkets and such likeactually hurt my ears - it feels like it is disorientating my braintoo, like scrambeling it.Screetches of car brakes hurt my ears and traffic at side of road isuncomfortable. When people raise their voices I think they areshouting because they are so loud - don't people realise how loudthey are? Unexpected noises make me jump too. If someone has a highpitched sing song sqeecky(sp?) voice it grates on my nerves and Ihave to just get away - even if person is nice.

[Guest guest]

> Cast of your ears?? Is that possible? My ears are not the same size

> inside. I have to buy both sizes when I get earplugs large in one and

> small in the other.

I get disturbed or pained by human voices as well, especially some.

According to this women who has a unique hearing that make her is a

voice-diagnostician (Discovery had a feature on her) everyone's voice

invariably reflects their physical and emotional health. If this is true,

then most people must be unwell.

I wish there were earplugs that could filter out the annoying sounds but not

bird song and pleasant sounds (although bird song can be annoying too, if

they wake you up too early in the morning). :-)

Inger

Re: Noise annoys autistic children

I play bass! I normally have the volume on 2 on a 30 watt amp. That's

what I can handle without earplugs. I'm going to get a cast of my

ears to get proper earplugs because ordinary earplugs take out the

highs and enhance the bass and so I can hear the bass better,

especially the brigde pickup of my bass sounds weak on low volume.

I actually hate hearing people talk together loudly, they sound like

a flock of ducks or seagulls to me.

>

> I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

>

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[Guest guest]

> Cast of your ears?? Is that possible? My ears are not the same size

> inside. I have to buy both sizes when I get earplugs large in one and

> small in the other.

I get disturbed or pained by human voices as well, especially some.

According to this women who has a unique hearing that make her is a

voice-diagnostician (Discovery had a feature on her) everyone's voice

invariably reflects their physical and emotional health. If this is true,

then most people must be unwell.

I wish there were earplugs that could filter out the annoying sounds but not

bird song and pleasant sounds (although bird song can be annoying too, if

they wake you up too early in the morning). :-)

Inger

Re: Noise annoys autistic children

I play bass! I normally have the volume on 2 on a 30 watt amp. That's

what I can handle without earplugs. I'm going to get a cast of my

ears to get proper earplugs because ordinary earplugs take out the

highs and enhance the bass and so I can hear the bass better,

especially the brigde pickup of my bass sounds weak on low volume.

I actually hate hearing people talk together loudly, they sound like

a flock of ducks or seagulls to me.

>

> I'm one Autistic adult highly annoyed by noise!

>

FAM Secret Society is a community based on respect, friendship, support and

acceptance. Everyone is valued.

Don't forget, there are links to other FAM sites on the Links page in the

folder marked " Other FAM Sites. "

[Guest guest]

I have never understood why people cannot stand to be alone or why

some people dread solitary confinement. The longer I am alone, the

happier I am. The less I have contact with people, the more self-

actualized I feel.

Tom

I've said it before, but I think people are so noisy because they are

scared of silence. If its quite, they have to listen to either the

little voice inside them or to the echoes in the emptiness within.

Rather than face those, they flood the world with racket to blot them

out.

[Guest guest]

Alternatively, people could get up and go to sleep with the birds and

STILL be better rested year round AND enjoy the songs they make.

Tom

I wish there were earplugs that could filter out the annoying sounds

but not bird song and pleasant sounds (although bird song can be

annoying too, if they wake you up too early in the morning). :-)

Inger