One of the things to remember is that a neurological issue is different from a behavioral issue. For whatever reason their fight, flight or freeze response has been triggered & that overrides all the shoulds they've been raised with. Their bodies are being pumped with the bio-chemicals of fear & anxiety & nobody is their best then!

Often times, on sound sensitive days it pays to pay more attention, so you can tell the child that it is an airplane & help the world make more sense to them. It's not just some huge sound taking over their brain, coming at them that they don't know how to react to! It seems so big, should we run & hide? "You're safe honey, it's just an airplane flying overhead."

Textures too can be so loud & almost a negative tactile sensation in the brain, kind of like when you brush your hair the wrong direction, but all the time. The whole world can feel like nails on a chalkboard & the brain is kind of a jerk & will repeat those sounds! Life becomes overwhelming & there's a bottleneck of data to process & it can really hurt!

Having sensory tools a child loves goes a long way. Good sounds that are a pleasure (violin with high notes) or soft comforting textures. Water play, or dry beans & rice or rain & glitter sticks. Notice when their hands go over their eyes or ears & get sunglasses or ear plugs. Try not to bump them. Let them dance or rock themselves if they need to self sooth.

Just simply making the world make more sense & helping define it reliably can really be helpful. Try to never lie to your kid, you have a thousand tells, especially in your voice & you make their world make less sense when tone & words don't match up, which can trigger confusion & their sense of rightness & justice or trigger separation anxieties when they know you aren't doing what you said.

Also, I've found that reducing corn bi-products to help. For some, corn syrup & the many derivatives can make the brain a jangly mess.

I should have read all the links before replying, but I got a little passionate about the topic up in here! 😊

Thank you for the share, I believe the world is always better with a little more compassion & understanding.