My 7 year old has always liked a certain amount of peace but as she gets older her aversion to noise is getting worse. I know that no one likes for example a baby crying but her reaction is totally over the top, tonight for example my 1 year old was crying and she started screaming and crying wriggling around and putting her hands over her ears.
She has problems in less obvious circumstances as well for example in school she has trouble making friends and all she will say is that the classroom is too loud (i have been told that there are a number of disruptive children in her class so it possibly is loud but again her reaction seems out of proportion).
Another example is a school disco she begged and begged me to take her (parents stayed) but we had only been there a minute when she started crying and even though i tried everything to get her to relax as did some of the other mums and one of the dinner ladies who saw how upset she was i ended up leaving with her after only about 15 minutes.
Our house is not quiet she is the oldest of four but at the same time I dont think it is devastatingly loud either i am sure her classroom isnt as bad as she makes out as well so I dont get whats going on.
She wont talk to her teacher and when i suggest that the volume of the classroom contributes to her lack of interest in making friends (she does well with school work but struggles socially) it just sounds like a i am critisizing which i am really not I am simply repeating what she has told me!
Her hearing has been tested and is fine, any ideas what i can do to help her?