I didn't realise how smells effected my son as much as they do, he is 6, we were shopping and I wanted some body spray, I don't usually use it. I don't use perfume either as this reacts bad to my own scent.
Anyway we were looking and having a little spray of some and this is where we both discovered he couldn't stand them.
If we think of one little smell we are not keen on and multiply it thousands of times. Our noses would be bombarded and we would feel ill.
This kids have that continuously.

yup! My son can't be inthe room when i cook eggs, eat oatmeal, eat yogurt. I remember when my son was around 3 we went into this health food store, he started covering his ears and crying. I didn't hear a thing, but he did. We left and he was fine. It was things like these that made me more aware to be aware of his surroundings. ALthough he cannot avoid everything in life it does make it easier to understand and help him. I can't even imangine having to deal with that everyday all day! I think it is so important for teachers to be educated regarding this, I go to so many schools and the aids even in these mild special ed rooms are so ignorant, they say the meanest things about the kids. Well maybe it is their ignorance, I have seen a child with Aspergers become tense and begin to have a meltdown the minute his aid came in the room! I told the teacher, she couldn't understand why he was always having meltdowns! Well his own aid didnt know how to deal with him. You don't put a person with someone without knowledge of their disability! Ugh!!!!!! It is so frustrating to me! I know I just got off topic of smells. sorry, just makes me so mad. grrrrr