Son Is Very Noisy

Kids with sensory issues sometimes need an "outlet" for their energy and like you said deep pressure by lying on a bean bag or between pillows with you gently pushing on the top one is great - rough play may be teaching him about hurting his friends by "accident" and although done with good intent may not be teaching a child with sensory issues how to correctly get his needs out. For the voice - try giving him gum or even a "chew toy" where you give him a rubber string type device he can chew on (get them on line). Getting his hearing checked like another said is also a good idea. Teaching him cues that he can respond to like when he yells putting your hand up or with 3 fingers etc to give him a visual clue that he is being too loud would work - and is easy for all teachers, staff, and people with your son to do! Good luck!

You are describing my Lydia. I won't go into details as to what she was like because you said it all. She had a full fledge diagnosis of ADHD. My sister recommended that I detox my home and see if it helped. It did. It was like night and day. She was seven at the time and I had been struggling to teach her to read for two years. (I knew she was smart and couldn't figure out WHY it just wouldn't take) Eight weeks after I detoxed the house, she was on grade level reading. She is 14 now and still thanks me for helping her. She is well behaved and poised and a great student.

Chemicals react in little bodies like an overdosing addict. They get wound up and most are "happy drunks" like your son and my Lydia. The chemicals build and build in their systems and they can't control their behavior. Lydia has told me that she knew she was out of control but she had no restraint. Think about how you feel when your natural hormones are racing. It's a natural chemical change. Now think about what synthetic chemicals can do.

If you would like to try a detox, let me know and I'll walk you through it. It's simple and can be inexpensive. It not only controlled her behavior but no one in the house gets sick anymore. Our immune systems are not being beat down by that external stimuli.

Regards,

M.

My son, who is 8 and has ADHD/Aspergers does this. He constantly hums, sings, screeches, buzzes, etc. For him it is like a nervous habit related to ADHD. It drives the teachers crazy because it is disruptive to the other kids. He has also gone through stages where he answers questions with a rhyme or song. If we offer him food, instead of saying no thank you, he grunts or makes a siren sound. When we finally tried him on ADHD meds(put off for a long time because of the side effects)- the sounds dramatically stopped! All those years I spent yelling at him to be quiet did not fix it because he just hasn't learned to control his impulses without the meds yet.

I am right there with you. I have a 5 yr old boy who has been diagnosed with ADHD but I do not feel that it is all of the issue since he doesnt seem to know how to use an inside voice except at his sunday school class and school (or at least neither have told me they have an issue). He is always all over the place and very very loud. He is on meds for aggression and ADHD. The agression has subsided for the most part and the ADHD meds I am guess is the reason he is calmer at school. I did not want to use meds but he is a handful... even though he really loves to please me and is the most affectionate boy, just like yours. I have an older son with Aspergers/ADHD but shows nothing that my 5 yr old does. We are in the process of getting him tested again through the pysch but this time for neurological and developmental issues (if there are any). Until we can figure something out and so that I can stop yelling, I have started implemented a behavior chart where he can lose his privledges or earn tokens that he can turn in for other things. It seems to help but not take the whole problem away (seeing there are several I am only focusing on 1 at a time). He is also in a preschool ADHD group once a week but not sure if that is going to work yet since he has only been a couple times as well as Occupational Therapy for sensory issues and Speech for several reasons. As for the ears, I would do that but for my son that is not the issue because he had tubes put in his ears when he was younger and so no hearing problems.

I hope that some of this helps but I definately think you should out and get some professional assistance.... warning though ... do not let them tell you that there is nothing wrong with your child that he is normal.... this is NOT normal.

Have you had his hearing tested? My daughter is very loud also , screeches and shouts when talking would be appropriate , I took her for a hearing test last week and she has fluid in her ears and they are going to put tubes in at the end of the month. Just a thought that may be worth looking into.

i'm sorry to be the first one to answer and not have an "answer", but wanted to say i feel your pain - my son is 3 and we are having a time with his restlessness/noisiness. we do like you do, make sure he gets lots of exercise etc, and he is smart and a wonderfully sweet kiddo. i hope you get some good responses because (he is not in preschool yet) in sunday school he is having a lot of issues. i would really like to know how to help him sit still and pay attention, and not constantly be making noise and talking...!

HI .

Have you taught him about indoor voices and outdoor voices?? I would let him know that he can be as loud as he wants outside. When indoors screeching is not aloud. It will take a few times for him to learn. But maybe you can have a reward system for good indoor voices. I would try to make it fun for him because you dont want him to feel bad about himself. And do it for all the children so he is not singled out.

D.