Those dryers are LOUD. My youngest used to despise them. She’s gotten better over time, but only with less noisy ones.

Brilliant idea my child hates hand dryers and would scream when in toilets when they were used……

It’s not just autistic children who have issues with the hand dryers. My daughter really hates the loud noise too. She has always been noise sensitive. (Even as a newborn when the nurse accidentally kicked the metal bin near her cot and she almost jumped out of her skin…at least we knew her hearing was fine!). It’s great to hear Dyson are making dryers that are much more quieter.

My kids don’t have autism, but all three of them HATE hand dryers – especially Dysons ones. I prefer paper towel myself, but they all always tell me not to use the hand dryers when we go to public toilets as the noise volume disturbs them that much.
I honestly don’t know how Dyson get away with the decibel level of their hadn’t dryers – they’re just horrible and I wouldnt use them even if my kids didn’t want me to!

I get it that autistic kids need this – however shopping centres can’t cater for every type of disability/health condition of the people that use them. If the autistic person is using the disabled toilets then they can not use the air dryers if they are too noisy.

Why do some shopping centres have music in the toilets which is often quite loud? We had to ask a supermarket we frequently go to turn their music down. Not only does the child have a reaction the loud noises, too much can lead to an epileptic seizure. She is about to have sensory tests. Also the music was so loud that we couldn’t hear the others we were with talking at all even though we were standing side by side.

I’ve always preferred the paper towels to dry my hands in public toilets. Bring back the paper towels!

Great idda

Great idea

I have a toddler and a baby who both hate sudden loud noises. We just use parents rooms or disabled toilets so they don’t have to deal with it.

I don’t like those hand dryers.

Would it be possible for the families of these children to use the disabled toilets? It’s a different issue I know but I’ve had to use the disabled toilets a lot since having my baby as i can’t fit my pram through the door of the parents room in my local shopping centre!

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  • • Mum2archer replied
    • 25 Mar 2019 , 9:50 pm

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  This is a good suggestion, and I think would help alot

It is a fair call, there has been evidence to show that the life cycle of the paper towel vs the hand drier that the paper towel co,es out more efficient.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 26 Mar 2019 , 6:02 am

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  I would believe it and just wish that toilet facilities were well stocked with paper towels.

I must admit I don’t like how noisy some of those hand dryers are nowadays

The dryers in toilets are loud and horrible. Prefer paper towels.

My kid isn’t autistic, but he’s bothered by how nosy dryers are.

I wonder whether taking your child to the disabled toilet would be a good solution in the short term?

Some dryers are really noisy, I agree. It must be so stressing to go to a toilet with an autistic kid.
But it seems like a very big project.
Some supermarkets have one hour of quiet time during the week. But how do you address the problem with public toilets? It sounds very complicated.

My youngest has Down Syndrome and also has sensory issues. Loud noises freak her out. I just avoid going to the toilet at a shopping center with her. I ask all my kids to go to the toilet at home before we leave.

Maybe they could modify the disabled toilets so they can also be used by autistic children.