Headphone / Noise cancelling for Toddler

[Judge]

Do high frequencies also bother you? or mostly the low ones? I don't think low ones impact him (from what I can see) but definitely no questions asked the high pitches do. I see how individual everyones experiences are yet so much commonality with the reactions to whatever the "triggers" may be.

Occasionally higher frequency sounds (leaf blowers) can irritate me, but nothing compared to lower frequencies like booming bass from audio systems, or souped-up muscle cars or trucks idling in a nearby parking lot. Such sounds literally go to my stomach.

 

[Amby123]

I hope you give yourself credit for being such a good advocate for him, and so attentive to his sensory and other needs -- And for understanding what meltdowns actually are rather than conflating them with tantrums!(Most people don't get it, and don't even try.)

A parent's acceptance and understanding, and their protective advocacy can make all the difference in the world to an autistic child's life.

Not only to their self-acceptance and sense of safety (which of course has effects for learning and self-confidence and motivation etc) but to their own future self-advocacy skills -- if he sees and hears you stand up for him then it helps teach him it's okay to stand up for himself in the same situations you would, and that you will support him if someone ever hurts him or treats him unfairly.

Apologies for the double replies! Im still learning how to navigate this site. An ad pushed me out LOL.

Thank you!! I think I need to pin this comment to my wall (not literally... but maybe ) The SLP who first put autism into my mind said to me "if there's one thing you take away from this - is that he's trying his best and this is not a behaviour problem." I need to try to gently educate his worker at daycare this. She loves him and tries her best but I don't think she fully understands the meltdowns and confusing them with tantrums like you described. I fear what he will face in the "real world" but all I can do is give him that strength in himself to advocate. omggoossh thinking of someone hurting him... AHHHH I wish you all could meet him. He's an incredible little man as it seems all of you are. I don't think I would get this type of care, attention and detailed help in any neurotypical forum LOL!! YOU ALL ARE THE BEST.

 

[Amby123]

Occasionally higher frequency sounds can irritate me, but nothing compared to lower frequencies like booming bass from audio systems, or souped-up muscle cars or trucks idling in a nearby parking lot. Such sounds literally go to my stomach.

You would not have liked the bass system in my car as a teenager than! Hopefully quiet vehicles take over and you don't have to deal with this problem too often if at all <3

 

[Judge]

You would not have liked the bass system in my car as a teenager than! Hopefully quiet vehicles take over and you don't have to deal with this problem too often if at all <3

LOL...I have one in my car. A nine-speaker, 285 watt Bose audio system. I have the bass almost turned down to off, and it still pounds out low frequencies, but enough to tolerate relative to the sound source. Most often rock music that I still love.

Knowing that audio system manufacturers pander to such things so many people like. Just not me.

Another irritant I tolerate is the road noise from my car, between a racing-style suspension and wide, low-profile racing style wheels and tires. Not much I can do about it, though at times I wonder if the noise would be reduced if I went to conventional radial tires.

I'm guessing a short ride in my car would make your son a very unhappy camper.

 

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Another irritant I tolerate is the road noise from my car, between a racing-style suspension and wide, low-profile racing style wheels and tires.

I've noticed that with all newer cars. Aussie cars at least used to have really good noise insulation underneath them but that seems to have gone out of fashion, probably due to cost and weight.