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ParentingAutism

Hi, sorry to keep bothering you. We have gotten to the bottom of one of my daughter's behaviour (leaving class).

She keeps leaving class for many reasons (some of which we are still trying to identify) but today was because there's a boy in her class who is extremely loud. She has 3 other students in her class (usually) which are all on the spectrum. She's in a PRU (Pupil Referral Unit) so some behaviour is challenging. Anyways, today (and many other times) she feels the need to leave the class because he becomes very loud. My daughter struggles to learn when he's being a distraction or being loud since she leaves the room. Teachers are aware of the problem and keep telling him to be quiet but he doesn't. She really wants to learn but just really struggles to stay in the classroom, even to the point where she'll refuse to be in the same room with him. 

I just need ideas on how to help her in school, since I'm not there with her. She doesn't care what he does or his behaviour. It's the noise which is driving her (and the other students) crazy. 

How can we help her stay in the classroom? I'm sorry but this is stressing my daughter out, and like every parent, I just want to help her. 

Thanks x

  • in reply to NAS72619

    He is one of the students on the spectrum. Sometimes there is a teaching assistant in with them all and sometimes they'll sit with the boy and help him and re direct him but he's still loud (it's just his personality). My daughter needs quite a bit of help staying in the classroom and being engaged in the work so the teacher and teaching assistant (if there is one) will have to constantly tell her what to do and just keep chatting to her throughout the lesson so she can't use ear plugs or anything because then she won't be listening and won't know what to do. 

  • in reply to ParentingAutism

    That's a tricky one... I suppose it depends on whether the teacher is talking or not. If it's self directed time were the classroom is just noisy while they work headphones can muffle sounds and help noise sensitive children cope. But not great if you need to be able to hear the teacher or friends talk.. Not sure what the solution could be... Unfortunately the issue probably lies with the loud boy in her class, is he one of the students on the spectrum? If so, more help would need to be directed towards him to see if they can help him with his outbursts or whatever triggers his loud noises.

  • Does anyone have any tips on how to cope in a noisy classroom? Thanks x