Re: Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

October 30, 2006

<<Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is in his>>>

Ha ha ha.......my daughter who is 17 still does this (sorry to tell you

that). She doesn't do it quite as much now...mostly only when she is hurting or

something is bothering her but for YEARS that sound has driven me nuts. Other

people seem to be able to tune it out (because they don't have to hear it 24/7)

but it just grates on my nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard.

We call it moaning or groaning or whatever but it is definitely an AAAAAHHHHHHH.

As we have gradually sorted out her medical and sensory problems it has

definitely decreased. LOL---she just let out a long AAAAHHHHH just now!

Welcome to the group and a very special club:-)

Sherry

October 30, 2006

Hi Jessi,

Sounds like he may have some oral motor sensory issues. He is feeling the

vibration on his hand and it's calming to him. My son used to enjoy my massaging

his cheeks really fast. It was so calming to him he would almost fall asleep.

Have you read the Out of Sinc Child? It may help you understand more.

Charlyne

Mom to Zeb 13 DS/OCD/ASD?

Jessi wrote:

I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my message. I

really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear the

same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I will

be asking more questions.

I do have one though now:

Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is in his

mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It really

does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some days

I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

Jessi

October 31, 2006

Jessi, Mic makes all kinds of noised while hes chewing or dangling a soggy sock

hes been chewing on,, Laurie

Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my message. I

really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear the

same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I will

be asking more questions.

I do have one though now:

Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is in his

mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It really

does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some days

I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

Jessi

October 31, 2006

Jessi: I know alot of kids with autism make " strange " noises. For a while,

Tori was growling. I know some kids from this site hum.

Liz

Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my message. I

really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear the

same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I will

be asking more questions.

I do have one though now:

Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is in his

mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It really

does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some days

I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

Jessi

October 31, 2006

Noises or sounds are part and parcel with my son. He picks a sound (not

always the same one) and then " Echos " - sometimes for hours - other times he

picks his spot - like in the middle of a restaurant or in a meeting or in

the middle of religious services.

As you say - some times you can tune it out. Some days his teacher writes

that it has been a " challenging Day " because he tunes her out with his sound

de jour. However, sometimes we can redirect with a favored activity -

nothing like rewarding behavior we don't want by giving him something that

he does want. The reverse doesn't work - we cannot threaten to remove a

favored activity if he doesn't stop. So I believe that the motivaator must

be something stronger than the motivation to continue the noise.

Very unscientific!!

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>

>Reply-To:

>To:

>Subject: Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:50:42 -0000

>

>I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my message. I

>really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear the

>same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I will

>be asking more questions.

>I do have one though now:

>Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

>time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is in his

>mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It really

>does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some days

>I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

>

>Jessi

>

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October 31, 2006

Thank you, I am going to try and get that book. I am trying to read

books and things on the internet.

Jessi

> I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to

my message. I

> really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear

the

> same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I

will

> be asking more questions.

> I do have one though now:

> Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

> time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is

in his

> mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It

really

> does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some

days

> I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

>

> Jessi

>

October 31, 2006

That is funny that you mention " fingers on a chalkboard " because

Danial's teacher says that is what it is like for her. I feel sorry

for her when he has one of his noisy days.

Jessi

>

> <<Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises

all

> time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is

in his>>>

>

> Ha ha ha.......my daughter who is 17 still does this (sorry

to tell you that). She doesn't do it quite as much now...mostly only

when she is hurting or something is bothering her but for YEARS that

sound has driven me nuts. Other people seem to be able to tune it

out (because they don't have to hear it 24/7) but it just grates on

my nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard.

>

> We call it moaning or groaning or whatever but it is definitely an

AAAAAHHHHHHH. As we have gradually sorted out her medical and

sensory problems it has definitely decreased. LOL---she just let out

a long AAAAHHHHH just now!

>

> Welcome to the group and a very special club:-)

> Sherry

>

October 31, 2006

Yeah that is another thing, Danial makes noises EVERYTIME he eats.

It is kinda like...The food is really good, noise.

>

> Jessi, Mic makes all kinds of noised while hes chewing or dangling

a soggy sock hes been chewing on,, Laurie

>

> Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

>

> I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my message.

I

> really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear

the

> same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I

will

> be asking more questions.

> I do have one though now:

> Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

> time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is

in his

> mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It

really

> does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some

days

> I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

>

> Jessi

>

October 31, 2006

I completly understand when you say he picks his spots. It never

ever fails, as soon as we get into a place where he needs to be

quiet or semi quiet he starts making his noise. I have had to leave

many places or hurry up. Forget going to the library with him

anymore.

Jessi

>

> Noises or sounds are part and parcel with my son. He picks a

sound (not

> always the same one) and then " Echos " - sometimes for hours -

other times he

> picks his spot - like in the middle of a restaurant or in a

meeting or in

> the middle of religious services.

>

> As you say - some times you can tune it out. Some days his

teacher writes

> that it has been a " challenging Day " because he tunes her out with

his sound

> de jour. However, sometimes we can redirect with a favored

activity -

> nothing like rewarding behavior we don't want by giving him

something that

> he does want. The reverse doesn't work - we cannot threaten to

remove a

> favored activity if he doesn't stop. So I believe that the

motivaator must

> be something stronger than the motivation to continue the noise.

>

> Very unscientific!!

>

> Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>

> >

> >Reply-To:

> >To:

> >Subject: Thank You!!! (And Another Question)?

> >Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:50:42 -0000

> >

> >I wanted to say Thank You to everyone who responded to my

message. I

> >really appreciate all the support. It is very comforting to hear

the

> >same story as mine. Thank you so much. You are all so kind. And I

will

> >be asking more questions.

> >I do have one though now:

> >Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

> >time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is

in his

> >mouth. There is nothing we can do to stop him from doing it. It

really

> >does not matter the situation. Sometimes he does it all day. Some

days

> >I can tune it out, but other days it drives me nuts.

> >

> >Jessi

> >

> >--------------------------------------------------

> >Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and

photos of

> >our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information

by

> >including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of

the

> >archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/

> >--------------------------------------------

> >

October 31, 2006

<<Yeah that is another thing, Danial makes noises EVERYTIME he eats.

It is kinda like...The food is really good, noise. >>

Well, shoot.....my husband does that LOL

Sherry

October 31, 2006

>

> Hi.

hums (as we call it) but with her mouth open. She only does

it when she is stimming with a book, usually while watching tv. She

knows we don't like it and when we say, " , stop humming " she

will hold her book still and get back to what ever she was supposed

to be doing.

<<Did or does any of your kids make noises? Danial makes noises all

> time. It is like a AAAAHHHHH sound, most of the time his hand is

in his>>>

>

> Ha ha ha.......my daughter who is 17 still does this (sorry

to tell you that). She doesn't do it quite as much now...mostly only

when she is hurting or something is bothering her but for YEARS that

sound has driven me nuts. Other people seem to be able to tune it

out (because they don't have to hear it 24/7) but it just grates on

my nerves like fingernails on a chalkboard.

>

> We call it moaning or groaning or whatever but it is definitely an

AAAAAHHHHHHH. As we have gradually sorted out her medical and

sensory problems it has definitely decreased. LOL---she just let out

a long AAAAHHHHH just now!

>

> Welcome to the group and a very special club:-)

> Sherry

>

October 31, 2006

that happens at our house too...

gldcst wrote:

<<Yeah that is another thing, Danial makes noises EVERYTIME he eats.

It is kinda like...The food is really good, noise. >>

Well, shoot.....my husband does that LOL

Sherry

October 31, 2006

Yup - when Elie was three, I was in London with him - went to the British

Museum with him - lugged that stroller up all the D.... stairs!!! Got to

the Egyptian Room - no one there but mummies. Elie started " echoing " - a

guard came and told us to leave - we " dostrubed the ambiance " .!!!

So much for culture in MY life.