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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 504986" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>I'm a bit hyper-sensory, and lots of noises drive me 'round the twist. I'm also incredibly introverted, and lots of talking and interaction shut down my brain. My difficult child, also hyper-sensory, talks and does things very loudly to drown out the other noises of the world that bother him. He's also the most extroverted person in the world and will follow me from room to room to "converse" when I need quiet.</p><p></p><p>I've found that bluntness has worked really well.</p><p></p><p>If difficult child is bending my ear rather than talking about something important, I tell him. "difficult child, I need some quiet. Would you please stop talking for the next 10 minutes." When (not if) he starts talking again, I just gently say "Shhh." as a reminder. Over the years he's gotten better, in that it takes fewer reminders, and he can last longer in silence.</p><p></p><p>As for the general banging around and noise, a few different things work.</p><p></p><p>If the children have the volume up too high on the tv or stereo, I tell them that it's "yelling at me" and they need to turn down the volume. I usually specify a number, for example, Anything lower than "9" on the tv is fine. When that's impossible and I just need general quiet, I use industrial foam ear plugs. They are rated to 33 decibels, although you can get ones with better noise cancelling properties. These ones allow me to hear screams and big noises, but drown out the smaller irritants.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 504986, member: 3907"] I'm a bit hyper-sensory, and lots of noises drive me 'round the twist. I'm also incredibly introverted, and lots of talking and interaction shut down my brain. My difficult child, also hyper-sensory, talks and does things very loudly to drown out the other noises of the world that bother him. He's also the most extroverted person in the world and will follow me from room to room to "converse" when I need quiet. I've found that bluntness has worked really well. If difficult child is bending my ear rather than talking about something important, I tell him. "difficult child, I need some quiet. Would you please stop talking for the next 10 minutes." When (not if) he starts talking again, I just gently say "Shhh." as a reminder. Over the years he's gotten better, in that it takes fewer reminders, and he can last longer in silence. As for the general banging around and noise, a few different things work. If the children have the volume up too high on the tv or stereo, I tell them that it's "yelling at me" and they need to turn down the volume. I usually specify a number, for example, Anything lower than "9" on the tv is fine. When that's impossible and I just need general quiet, I use industrial foam ear plugs. They are rated to 33 decibels, although you can get ones with better noise cancelling properties. These ones allow me to hear screams and big noises, but drown out the smaller irritants. [/QUOTE]
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