Quiet..

I was like that , I was quiet, I was just more of a thinker than a talker (then , obviously times have changed )
Also I was shy and kids being rowdy around me made me nervous .
Get her ears checked but chances are good that you just have a child who is taking her surroundings in etc and will one day astound you with her profound thoughts

LittleMiss wrote: I am going to get her ears checked, but i feel bad now for not thinking about it myself. I just thought she was a quiet shy kid.

Welcome to the guilt of motherhood. My oldest was 7years with a heart condition before it was diagnosed. In hindsight the signs were there but I just didn't twig. My youngest had issues that led to her not feeding well and sleeping well. We had two and a half years of a screaming child and to this day she is quite needy and it was such a simple fix. Why didn't we get onto it sooner. I think when you are in a situation you don't see things so clearly and an outside perspective honestly is best.

I think getting her checked out is a great idea. If only to put your mind at rest. At least it rules anything out if it isn't anything. If she does have issues then you can make a plan. 3 years old is very young still so I doubt there would be any long term probs with this. My daughter was 2.5 years when her surgery came around and she didn't speak until then. Now at 4 you would never know. By 5 she will be ahead if not at level at the least.

So good luck and don't beat yourself up too much. I am sure she is fine and just a quiet person.    

I wouldn't worry too much hun. Lots of children I know are sensitive to noise. And if Kylah was in a strange place with noisy kids who live there I can fully understand why she might be quiet.

I have a friend who has a son who hates big noises too, and they just got him some ear muffs. Sorted

Get her ears checked if it makes you feel better, but I'd put that Autism idea out of your mind for now. Mummy Guilt is a terrible thing, but you do a wonderful job with your wee girl and I'm sure if something was wrong you'd already have picked up on it.

Plunket ask questions at their checks but they're pretty broad. They have the before school hearing/vision screen which is the first objective assessment of hearing and vision. The MOH is currently rolling out the Newborn Hearing Screening which will ultimate see all newborns offered screening to rule out particular types of hearing loss.

From what you're saying, it's aounds more that she is sensitive to noise, rather than not hearing it if that makes sense. Which might just be her. But like everyone else said, no harm in having a chat to your GP when you're there next.

They have a before school check where they do it too don't they?

I would get it checked to be on the safe side but I quiet agree with Kelly. My mum was exactly the same and when she was a kid they thought she was "deaf and dumb" as it was called back then, turns out she was just very shy and didn't have a lot to say. She is definitely more a thinker than a talker.

My ds8y (9 in sept) is hypersensitive, didn't find that out til he was 4, =(. He hates loud noise, hates wind or water in his face, his eyes are really sensitive to bright lights too. He used to scream when he had a bath when he was a baby, & didn't really like being held. He used to cover his ears a lot (at kindy, during school assembly etc), that's why I thought of him reading your post. Something to look into perhaps? He's still quiet, but is doing really well at school etc. =)

tictac that's really interesting!