I'm so sorry you're having a rough time too. Our financial situation is the pits too, so I definitely understand your anxiety about that. The pediatrician is pretty sure my daughter has sensory processing disorder (the worst sense affected is hearing; she has always hated noise, even when she was a baby, and I would wear her in a sling while vacuuming. I want to get her diagnosed & into occupational therapy. My husband doesn't want her "labeled". But it is hard to go through everyday life with a kid who can't stand the hand blow dryers in the bathroom and more & more public restroooms are switching away from paper towels, and even worse, going to those extra loud quick hand dryers, which make even more noise. Right now, we can't afford it anyway, so it's a bit of a moot point.