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10 Sep 2010, 4:26 am

In other words, do people often tell you that you talk loud and yet you always feel your pitch in voice is normal? I know this is common for people with autism too. I have this problem all the time and I often get upset and stop talking because people tell me I'm talking too loudly.

It's really hard because I try not to but I have such a hard time controlling it. I don't really know my own pitch in voice. A lot of people would still tell me to keep my voice down, even if I say I'm autistic. D:


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10 Sep 2010, 9:51 am

I speak quietly ,sometimes too quietly or mumble.
I used to speak loudly when I was excited, or talking about an interest I have, I am not sure if I still do, I think I might but nobody in the family has mentioned it lately.

I do have a problem with the tone of other peoples voices quite often too, when this happens it can make me like or dislike them, either way I can be wrong quite often and so this can be a problem as I read situations incorrectly, eg; I may think someone is being bad to me when it is just how they speak, their usual tone.

Whether a person is louder or quieter though doesnt affect me, just the actual tone of the voice.

One very loud voice is much nicer to here than two quieter voices at the same time for me.



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10 Sep 2010, 9:57 am

If anything, they say that they can't hear or understand me.


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10 Sep 2010, 10:00 am

They always tell me to speak up because I talk to low.



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10 Sep 2010, 10:26 am

I've always been told to keep it down, and that I was talking too loud. It never really helped, because all that I would do was get moody, and shut up.


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10 Sep 2010, 10:29 am

I have problems with this. I am either talking to quietly, or being told to keep it down! My SO always talks too loudly, and I tease him, calling it his "lecturing voice." (He used to teach.)


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10 Sep 2010, 10:58 am

iheartmegahitt wrote:
In other words, do people often tell you that you talk loud and yet you always feel your pitch in voice is normal? I know this is common for people with autism too. I have this problem all the time and I often get upset and stop talking because people tell me I'm talking too loudly.

It's really hard because I try not to but I have such a hard time controlling it. I don't really know my own pitch in voice. A lot of people would still tell me to keep my voice down, even if I say I'm autistic. D:


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You might have/be displaying symptoms of central auditory processing disorder (CAPD) or some other kind of subtle hearing difficulty.

Also, there may be a possibility of wax buildup in one or both ears.

Yes, some persons can have difficulty sensing their voice output accurately.

What sounds like a whisper to a person with a hearing difficulty may appear to be a little too loud to a person with perfect hearing.



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10 Sep 2010, 11:11 am

My voice pitch is odd. I saw it on the screen and I have double line :twisted:
My voice pitch is wide. I have four octaves (more low than high), so sometimes I speak very deep, deep or like a child. Usually loud, but sometimes I speak soft. It doesn't depend on my will.


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10 Sep 2010, 11:19 am

Mine used to be too quiet. People would lean into me and say, "What? I can't hear you." I seem to have gained some contol over it now since working in busy, loud retail stores. I always use to get annoyed repeating myself. :roll:



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10 Sep 2010, 2:58 pm

I'm either talking too loud, talking too softly, or mumbling. I think I inherited that from my father, who does have some Aspie traits and a hearing problem, as opposed to my hypersensitivity.



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10 Sep 2010, 3:05 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:
I've always been told to keep it down, and that I was talking too loud. It never really helped, because all that I would do was get moody, and shut up.


Same here! Everytime people would tell me I would stop talking and feel so moody and misunderstood. It bothers me because its like they don't see your struggle.


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10 Sep 2010, 4:25 pm

the answer is yes~!



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10 Sep 2010, 4:38 pm

Valoyossa wrote:
My voice pitch is odd. I saw it on the screen and I have double line :twisted:
My voice pitch is wide. I have four octaves (more low than high), so sometimes I speak very deep, deep or like a child. Usually loud, but sometimes I speak soft. It doesn't depend on my will.


I have noticed how when I talk to much. It gets harder for me to talk. It's like my voice becomes strained. I also notice it on the screen or when I record myself that my voice seems to slur a bit. It makes me feel more aware of what other people here when I talk to them.


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10 Sep 2010, 8:12 pm

Sometimes things come out way louder than I had intended. I always feel kinda goofy after that. But I laugh at myself for it.



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11 Sep 2010, 11:42 am

yes, I usually talk too loud and people have to tell me to talk more softly. It is frustrating, because I don't believe I talk abnormally loud. I also don't know what to do about it, because I have been this way all my adult life.