DD is 30ish months. She has had severe hearing loss in the past caused by untreated glue ear. She also suffered a major brain injury at birth and has cerebral palsy (mild) but has managed in a mainstream nursery for a bit over 2 years.
When she was very tiny (months old) she would become stiff and hysterical if she heard echo's or was in a large open space with echoey type sounds, she then became terrified at about 1yrs old of hair dryers and hand dryers, hoovers and airplanes - watching other NT children this didn't seem that out of place. Apart from ultra loud dryers she is now ok with most sounds.
Until just before Easter when lorries, hedge cutters and verge mowers have brought out this fear again. And it is fear - she is petrified, goes rigid and becomes extremely upset and nursery have commented on it today as perhaps a little unusual in her level of reaction. Does anyone have any suggestions? Could this be a sensory thing or perhaps an indication the sound is hurting her ears again?
Many thanks