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I am awaiting diagnosis for my daughter who most probably has adhd, the one thing that is driving me crazy is she shouts all the time, it seems to me to me obvious at night but maybe thats just because im tired she's not shouting at me or anything like that she just walks around singing at the top of her voice talking to helself at the top of her voice, banging on everything just making loads of noise in general, she is not necessarily being naughty but its never ending i must say at least 100 times a day stop shouting, inevitably i loose it and shout at her to stop shouting, im so sick of my own voice stop this dont do that and it doesnt seem to make any difference -its just relentless has anyone any ideas to help , reward charts etc just dont work.
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Hi Driffy
Can I ask a really stupid question? Is her hearing OK?
Assuming she has no hearing difficulties can I ask what age she is?
Love
Foobabe
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Asking about the girl's hearing is not stupid - it would be worth checking, just in case. Natural exuberance is good in some ways, but can get wearing by the end of the day.
Often the simplest way to deal with this kind of behaviour is to turn it into a kind of game - a game of being quiet (at least some of the time, not fair to do it all of the time). Work on it for short periods at first - and let her earn a reward from you (can be a cuddle, or some praise) for being quiet for one whole minute ... 3 minutes ... 5 minutes ...
The other thing to try is distraction: if she is being loud, distract her onto some task which is quieter and then remember to praise her for playing so nicely and quietly....[it can be very easy to be so grateful for the peace that you forget to give the praise to reward the quiet behaviour].
Best wishes, Deb
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i totally understand where you're coming from. my beautiful baby boy had a really difficult birth - my partner was in labour for 34 hrs and during that time he got really distressed - i know this because his heart monitor was consistently going from 90 to 200 and back down again...
did you have a difficult birth? my second child was born in a few hours and she doesn't have any symptoms of adhd.. everything up to the birth was OK... since then he doesn't sleep, he's always angry at everyone, he can't hold eye contact and screams at any little thing he doesn't agree with. the doctor said it was terrible 2's but a parent knows... he's been now been diagnosed with autism - but because he's 3 we're not sure how severe it is...
he's a lovely little chap with parents that adore him but it's the as having triplets... unless you have a child like this (sounds like you do possibly) no one will ever know how hard it is......
we have made progress through play - as long as he's busy - his temper is reduced but he can only concentrate for a few minutes at a time... night time is the worse as he screams and screams.. so he's now a permanent feature of our bedroom which also means that his lack of sleep really worsens his condition...
sleep is probably the most critical factor we have found - if you can somehow sort this out - all the messages in the brain seem to less hectic... hope this helps a little...
plus... sticker books - don't know why but he loves thisThis is a reply to this message.
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drifftyuk
my 9 year old son as adhd and he shouts , or has to be making some kind of noise
his concentration is really bad and he just cant sit still he is always on the go
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I found your thread very interesting as we have had a stressful christmas with my ADHD/ASD/ profoundly deaf son who also shouts, bangs and screeches extremely loudly yet happily most of the time. Unfortunately our other younger son cannot tolerate it at all. Some suggest worry beads or stress balls help, being completely absorbed helps for a bit as does being outside. I find listening to something else helps to distract me. I am now reluctantly investigating Ritalin to see if this will help reintroduce some harmony to our household.
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Hiya,
Research the following. It may be a case of hyper or hypo sensitivity to sounds - one means over sensitive, the other means under sensitive. If I can be of more help then let me know.
What is - Hyperacusis
Source - en.wikipedia.org/wik...This is a reply to this message.
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Being vocal and getting stimulated by making noises either from physical sources or by the child is quite usual in a number of sensory or communication disabled children. It can also be a form of attention or comfort seeking behaviour as when it occurs a response is always present and is a form of indirect communication and a self awareness process and an exploration of surroundings.
When I was a young child I apparently used to make noises, vocalise and shout, being deaf resulting from measles at five years old I must have had recollection of sound that wasn't the same so for me it was probably exploration.This is a reply to this message.
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