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Singing assemblies

NAS84520
over 1 year ago

I'm looking for advice for my 8yo daughter.

She is currently on the ASD pathway, and really struggles with singing and 'calming' music. She has been allowed to stay out of singing assemblies for over a year, but school have now implemented singing into every assembly. School are insisting that she needs to go into these assemblies as "In life things will happen that she needs to get used to"....

She becomes instantly distressed with these songs, and will sit with her in-ear plugs in, and her hands on her ears and cry throughout the whole singing part. As she has no formal diagnosis yet, I'm struggling to get the SENCO on board to keep her out of these assemblies, or to allow her to leave when songs start.

Any advice on my next steps?

Thanks in advance!

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  • over 1 year ago

    On the one hand they might be right. In life you can't avoid noisy environments 100%. However the answer is clearly not to just leave her to cope with this on her own. There needs to be a concerted and planed effort to help her develop coping strategies for this. Things that spring to mind include.

    • noise canceling headphones instead of earplugs (much better at drowning out sound)
    • A seat at the back of the room next to a reassuring teacher
    • No expectation for her to stand and join with singing.
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  • over 1 year ago

    On the one hand they might be right. In life you can't avoid noisy environments 100%. However the answer is clearly not to just leave her to cope with this on her own. There needs to be a concerted and planed effort to help her develop coping strategies for this. Things that spring to mind include.

    • noise canceling headphones instead of earplugs (much better at drowning out sound)
    • A seat at the back of the room next to a reassuring teacher
    • No expectation for her to stand and join with singing.
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