I know he'll storm if I get in the way again after his subtle warning. He stares ahead as if he doesn't hear me. He's not hearing impaired, he hears well. But he hears certain sounds on different levels. He has sensory issues.
Some sounds really are painful for children like Boone.
I already knew Boone wasn't deaf. The vacuum cleaner makes him laugh hysterically. When it rains, the barking of the tree frogs drives him to the brink of madness. I love to open the windows or sit on the screened porch to listen to the frogs in the summer. Some nights, here on the swampy side of Kinchafoonee Creek, the frogs are all you can hear.