Hi There, My son has autism and also hates noise. I agree with others that maybe try earplugs. Noise used to bother my son so much that we actually went to Home Depot and got the kind that are "industrial strength" so to speak. :-) They do a great job of keeping out noise. Ironically my son plays the drums now that he is older. The noise still bothers him when they are warming up in band but then he is okay when the music starts.   

What is auditory intergration???? Just curious if its omething my sons already getting but called by anohter name by his school...thanks barbara hutch..
Sheree Woodington
Group Leader/Owner: Mom3 Mom (& Dad's 2)  

That's a lot of stress. Glad things got better.  

Glad things have gotten quiet...  

That's good to hear.  

Things have quieted down thank goodness.  

Hope all turned out well...  

My neighbor needs alot of help. In all areas.  

I think that your neighbor could use some help for her family.  

I have heard about the Tomatis method as well :-)  

Thank you. All of you are so GREAT !!!  

God bless you too.... I had to use ear muffs with loud music/noises for my 5 year old son. I notice my son had an issue at the movie theaters, so we left early... but then I tried earmuffin and it seems to work -- we just recent saw "How to train a dragon" I am not sure if this might help but just a thought hugs to you and timmy --
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Thank you again. If he doesnt want to use them, I will. LOL  

You're welcome. Also the earplug company we use to use is called Mack, they should be at local cvs or walgreen. I believe we used the earseal ones. .macksearplugs.com  

Thank you everyone for all of your comments. You have been a great help.  

Thank you, that is an option I have been looking into. I filed bankruptcy two years ago so I cant sell my house for one more year. Come March of 2011 my house will be up for sell. Thank you.  

For the loud drumming part, try ear plugs, they use to help my daughter with her hearing sensory with different loud noises or confort her in class. She doesn't use them any more now as she's gotten use to alot of sounds. Although with her she's always loved drums, guitars ect.
If you can't find some thing to help him I recommend to save up to move. We did it for my daughters education and to be honest with you rent cost a arm and a leg, but it's wort it for her.  

We got our son an IPod. It has James Taylor,Barry Manilow,George Winston (December) on it and alot of musical instument on it. It relaxes him alot. Sometimes it helps him sleep threw the night. It is also a treat for him after he does his chores, I'll put another song on for him.
It sounds horrible for anyone to live in that environment. Best Wishes to you and your family.  

Wow, i'm sorry to hear this. That sounds terribly annoying for anybody to have to deal with!  

That is cute. LOL, Thank you.  

My son is sensitive to vibrations like that too, but he actually likes it most of the time. He says it "tickles". Good luck to you, I hope you find something that helps :)  

Thank you all so much for these thoughts, No I have not thought of any of these. It is loud but I think it is the vibration that gets to him. Its kind of like being at a parade and the band walks by you can feel it through your whole body. I will defenantly look into all of these possibilities. Thanks again.  

Does your son like any music? I gave my son a discman and bunch of cds of music he liked, and he would just go put his headphones on when there was noise he didn't like. Even though it still kinda put him in his own world, the music was stimulating to him, and it really made him happy which affected his overall behavior, and staved off a possible tantrum caused by the original commotion.  

Yeah, or look into the tomatis method! I know it's done wonders for children that are auditory sensitive.   

have you thought of providing your son with auditory integration?