I have a screamer next door.

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Lovely family, but the youngest, about 4yo is a screamer. She screams in the garden, bathroom, living room. Everywhere.

Has done for 2 years since they moved in. Screams instantly at 2am if she wakes up. Screams if the door is shut. Or open. You get the message.

If I'm honest, I feel sympathy for the DM. (DF is absent a lot of the time)

2 older DC's, who dont scream.

I have 3 DC's who didnt scream.

I would never dream of complaining, BIABU to be a bit fed up.

proudAS yes I am aware of that thanks :)

wankershacks I would love to try this with my screamer - just to ease the tension I feel when she starts, sadly i fear it would make her scream more and she'f enjoy it!
I feel for you op, its draining hearing nothing but screams. My 2yr old screams happy screams. Sad screams and sometimes no reason screams. I do take her in if we are out the garden and she starts as I no no one else wants to hear it, hell, I don't want to hear it!
Im jus praying this is a phase she grows out of!
No helpful suggestions here but hoping to pick up tips hopefully she'll just grown out of it, and sharpish ill go insane if mine is still going it at 4

"Aurynne- If you make a loud noise back at a child who is making a loud noise you are risking creating extreme distress. Children can be noisy but not cope with the noise others make, even the same noise."

Everyone around that child is being distressed, including other children... by their own screams! Sometimes for months or years, as is the case of the OP and her child. Surely it would be worth a try if it could help solve the problem and show the child how their screams affect other people. And once again (as it seems to be necessary to specify in every thread in order not to offend someone when it's bloody obvious) I am not referring to children to SN, just the ones who like to scream.

*children WITH SN, even

I have autism and can modify my behaviour to not upset other people. I didn't learn it easily though.

My youngest screams alot about all sorts of things. I am not really sure if he has sn, it's debatable really but I didn't think the OP came across as awful, she just said she was a bit fed up.

Well, Toads

You are of course welcome to your opinion - however I don't think I have said anything 'twatty'. I am fed up of the sheer ignorance of some people though and the effect it has on people dealing with disability.

Earl grey

I think our experiences are closer than you think:

My son has sensory issues as do I - I absolutely can empathise and sympathise (I have to live with my son and his vocal atoms and my daughter who has now been fast racked at the age of 3 for possible ASD)

It's bloody awful - I cannot stand the sound of screams but there's pretty much nothing that can be done.

You cannot stop a screamer - they either grow out of it or they get a diagnosis.

Since the young child is having issues of some sort the only real thing that can be done is to do what you can to lessen the effects of the screaming on the poor people who are having to endure it.

Fanjo

She may be heavily pregnant but her mother moved here from the Far East in March. She is staying until her visa runs out in October. The sister arrived yesterday. So between the mother, sister and husband one could take it to the rec when I get home from work? So I could have a nap for 45 minutes. Is that too much to fucking ask?