i am pretty sensitive to sound --- i carry rubber earplugs in my pocket all the time - i have many headphone sets.  I also have eardefenders with a built in radio for really loud sounds or when i want to stop all external sound. 

I tried wearing bose noise-cancelling headphones and also wore earplugs underneath when working in an open plan office. It didn't work for me as it simply minimised the noise where I needed no noise but it could be something to try.

Earplugs may help, but don't want to draw attention to myself as the only autistic person in the session. I'm very self-conscious about being in there in the first place and headphones would be like waving a flag. Good advice though, thanks.

In my case reasonable adjustment is that nobody makes any stupid comments about me wearing earplugs in certain situations at work and I get warned, whenever my colleagues have something noisy to do, to cover my ears. I sit in the office with my colleagues…

That’s perfect!  I usually wear either noise cancelling headphones or foam earplugs but these look like they would be perfect for a work environment.  Thank you for posting!  This is why I joined the forum because there is so much knowledge between…

Thank you. I love the idea of the tshirt. I'd not thought of having something like a fidget spinner to dieflect my stress so I appreciate that idea. I'll make sure my mp3 is fully charged, too, as I use that instead of earplugs.

This is new to me too. Look at my profile here. I have Asbergers. I'm 44. A couple of weeks ago my world was totally different. Music is only one distraction. Modern life is full of beeps and bleeps too. Earplugs are at least discreet.

Good adice there. Soft earplugs are essential and favourite music on headhones while boarding can make it less stressful. I get myself lost in something on the Ipad while on planes.

Detest Planes, but its do able if you plan and allow recovery time.