Dd2 doesn't want to look at people, covering her eyes whilst out.

[Marne]

Since dd2 has been unwell she covers her eyes with her hands or her hat whilst out, she won't look at people and if people look at her she cries , a few weeks ago she was running around up school (whilst picking dd1 up), talking to herself and happy for people to talk to her, now she hides her face and stands by my legs whimpering. What has happened to my happy little girl?

She is still on antibiotics but seems well in herself, happy when she's at home but as soon as we go out she hides and cries.

Mad idea, but could it be a new light sensitivity maybe connected to the illness/antibiotics in some strange way? If she's looking up towards people outside, she's looking into the sky which is very bright? Would she wear sunglasses to see if it helped a bit??

amber- you could be right, as soon as i get her out of the car she covers her eyes, the sun is very bright at the moment and yesterday there was a small dusting of snow which made things even brighter, i will fish out dd1's sun glasses and see if they help, hopefully its just the antibiotics causing it.

Or she could wear a hat with a peak?

DS2 is always different when he's ill or on ABs - it seems to take him much longer to bounce back than it would an NT child.

my ds is like this whenever he is ill he will hide his face hold is ears and get very upset he just seems over sensitised to things this also happens if has no sleep

i don't expect anything of him around these times and just explain to people his under the weather and thats it he soon goes back once feeling well again

i hope she feels better soon x

Thanks.

At least its half term now so i don't have to explain to parents at school why dd2 is acting odd. Its dd1's birthday party on Sunday and i feel guilty for not taking her but i know she will not be able to handle soft play with all the noise and lots of people (she can chill out at home with Dh instead).

bless her ds is the same at the moment he had hand over ears at song time at school which he has accepted and loves is full of cold since being home from school wants to be in bed dark room with just tv on doesn't want me to talk to him and keeps throwing himself about having a melt down he cannot handle a thing

good side i sat him on toilet in tears mind you and he did poo hopefully he is now asleep as cannot handle any more today

oh also hope your dd has a great b day don't feel bad about not taking dd2 it'll be kinder to leave her at home where she will be happier she will thank you more for that than being in an atmosphere that is sensory over laod and not fun at all she will have daddy all to herself instead

Hope the birthday went well on sunday. Wouldnt feel bad for not bring your dd2 - you just do whats best for both your kids and they have such different needs at times.

I switched DS to tinted glasses a few months ago- he wears glasses anyway. Seems to help him a great deal while out and about.

Research came out recently about how tinted glasses can help children with sensory problems to cope, and reduce challenging behaviours.

We use a light enough tint so they can be worn indoors as the florescent lights in school can be hard to handle

thanks leaving- we had to cancel the party as dd1 and i came down with D&V on sat night , we are going to have a little party at home on friday so dd1 can blow her candles out (this was all she was worried about and wasn't too bothered about canceling the party), i have taken dd2 off her antibiotics and she seems less sensitive (although we havn't really been out yet).