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I have a daughter who I am quite sure has selective sound

sensitivity. I am would like to have her evaluated but unsure of

exactly how to proceed.

1. What do I say when I am making the appointment with the pediatric

ENT for evaluation?

2. If the evaluation says that there is no allopathic/pathological

reason for the sound sensitivity then what next?

3. Since my daughter is going to be in second grade is there any kind

of accomodations that I should mention to the school in an effort to

make her day less annoying?

4. What do I do about her lunch time? At her school if you have a

guest for lunch then you get to eat at the " special " table - this

year I started eating lunch with her almost everyday (beginning in

January) just so she would eat - her teacher called me to tell me

that she was not eating at all during lunch - she just put her head

down.

I now believe that this is the reason that she can't get her work

done on time at school - she must be constantly fighting all the

noises that annoy her. It was an issue we battled all year and it

drove her teacher nuts but luckily we had a VERY accomodating

teacher.

Towards the end of the year when the issue of her having a hard time

completing work came up again - I asked her teacher if she thought

she had ADD. She was hesitant and said " possibly " . Then we started

talking about it and the more we discussed the more I am sure she

does not have it. Maybe someone can relate to these situations -

By request of the teacher my daugher started going to school early to

finish work from previous day. During this time she did not receive

any additional help but was able to complete the work quickly. She

was the only student there for at least a half hour and the teacher

came in and out of the room and this did not seem to bother her.

At home she finishes homeowrk in one sitting - the house is

relatively quiet.

At school - her teacher began to just ask her questions orally

instead of having her finish the worksheets/workbook. This was fine

for this year but what about next year and the year after when we do

not have teachers who are as understanding?

After finding all of the information of 4S yesterday on the web I

mentioned it to my mother - who proceeded to roll her eyes and say

that it was basically an excuse for being crotchety.

What do you all think?