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  • Hi my son is 18 with aspergers, he is having difficulties with knowing when he is raising his voice to people which causing both them and him distress. Does anyone else have this difficulty and have any suggestions/strategies that they have used to help with this? I am new to the forum and would be grateful for any advice.
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  • NAS63401 said:
    Hi my son is 18 with aspergers, he is having difficulties with knowing when he is raising his voice to people which causing both them and him distress. Does anyone else have this difficulty and have any suggestions/strategies that they have used to help with this?

    Pressing one of the ear canals shut whilst talking can help one to be more aware of one's vocal volume, and checking with others of course (as suggested) ~ or using agreed upon hand signals to let him know he is speaking to loud, such as flat palm patting a clenched fist when too loud and patting a clenched fist thumbs up on a clenched fist when just right. The hand signal one can be used with people he knows well, and he can use the pressing one of the ear canals shut more for strangers. These techniques worked well for me involving the same problem.

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  • NAS63401 said:
    Hi my son is 18 with aspergers, he is having difficulties with knowing when he is raising his voice to people which causing both them and him distress. Does anyone else have this difficulty and have any suggestions/strategies that they have used to help with this?

    Pressing one of the ear canals shut whilst talking can help one to be more aware of one's vocal volume, and checking with others of course (as suggested) ~ or using agreed upon hand signals to let him know he is speaking to loud, such as flat palm patting a clenched fist when too loud and patting a clenched fist thumbs up on a clenched fist when just right. The hand signal one can be used with people he knows well, and he can use the pressing one of the ear canals shut more for strangers. These techniques worked well for me involving the same problem.

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