Hi Annie!

My son is similar to your DS1. He's now 4.6.

What I want to comment on is the sound sensitivity. For my DS it must have been from birth. He used to cry for no apparent reason. We thought he had colic, but the symptoms and solutions didn't fit.

He was/is the child who covers his ears when there's seemingly no offensive noise.

I looked around online and found out about Hyperacusis.

I don't know how prevalent sound sensitivity is in the gifted community.