hi all, my little 4 yr old son, has at last after 14 months of determined fighting by us ,his mum and dad, a working diagnosis of high functioning autism. He talks constantly and it really wears us down. We feel guilty about saying this as other children can't talk at all. We should feel blessed. We ask him to talk quieter - he shouts, screams, sings and is unable to whisper etc. incessant for the 12 hours or so that he is awake. He simply says 'I can't' and I believe that he really has no concept of it at all. Was suggested to me that we buy him some ear defenders (head set) with no noise coming through, as he may be trying to drown out the sensory overload by talking over it and making himself be heard if you see what I mean? Has anyone tried this, have telephoned psychologist but shes not got back to me. If not, anything else we could try please? Thank you all and have a pleasant weekend.
