{"id":18618,"date":"2020-06-02T15:09:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=18618"},"modified":"2020-06-02T15:09:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T14:09:28","slug":"ear-defenders-what-are-they-and-why-might-your-autistic-child-need-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2020\/06\/ear-defenders-what-are-they-and-why-might-your-autistic-child-need-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear Defenders: What Are They and Why Might Your Autistic Child Need Them"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Children with autism often have a hard time dealing with noise, whether that be loud noises, constant background noise or strange sounds they may not be familiar with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Background noise is a constant nuisance and can be overwhelming for a child with Autism causing difficulties when making decisions, constant confusion and distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ear defenders or noise cancelling headphones are extremely useful for shielding your child of all unnecessary harmful noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meta Auden from Spectra Sensory Clothing who stock ear defenders explained: \u201cKirsty my daughter has had them from quite a young age, I didn\u2019t realise how bad it was for her until she showed me a video she found online. Although Kirsty is 19 I\u2019m still learning about her autism, and continue to do so, as we all have to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWearing headphones can lower the overall decibel rate of background noise while still allowing your child to hear someone speaking to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithout headphones your child could become extremely overwhelmed when in a loud environment leading to sensory overload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSensory overload occurs when one or more of the body’s senses experiences over-stimulation from the environment. Sensory overload can happen in places like school or at an event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Examples of places your child might need noise cancelling headphones are:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airports and on a plane<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopping centres<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concerts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community or school events<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Public transport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meta said the ear defenders, for many, \u201care a real lifesaver for children, teens and adults with Autism or Sensory Processing Disorder who find certain sounds or loud noises upsetting\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She added: \u201cAs we\u2019re a relatively new business, I would have got around to stocking these eventually, however we brought them due to customer demand. People were telephoning me to check if I had them in stock.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spectra Sensory\u2019s Ear Defenders:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These great value, budget ear defenders were designed for professional tradespeople, so they really block out the noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideal for sensitive souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightweight and flexible, easy to use<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ear Defenders conform to EN352-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Padded ear and headband<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fully adjustable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wipe clean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sturdy and durable<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One size fits all<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can block noises of 22 decibels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To purchase the Ear Defenders go to >> https:\/\/www.spectrasensoryclothing.co.uk\/product\/headphones-ear-defenders\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To watch the video Meta\u2019s daughter Kirsty shared with her check out >> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K2P4Ed6G3gw&feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Children with autism often have a hard time dealing with noise, whether that be loud noises, constant background noise or strange sounds they may not be familiar with. Background noise is a constant nuisance and can be overwhelming for a child with Autism causing difficulties when making decisions, constant confusion and distractions. Ear defenders or … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18618"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18624,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18618\/revisions\/18624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}