Mookamoo Report post Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) Any ideas? We are having an issue with ds who is very loud during class. Not always 'angry' noises, just not noticing the loudness of his voice. We have considered recording him and playing it back, but as the moment has passed I suspect he won't relate the person on the tape to himself. Have also considered getting an audio volume meter (those that measure the decibels) but he will just look at the reading and zone out, and not do any work...... Edited February 5, 2009 by Mookamoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clarypuff Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Just wanted to say, I'd be very interested if anyone has an answer for this problem, my own ds is sooo loud, everywhere, all the time, unless unconscious (rare in itself!) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sallya Report post Posted February 5, 2009 My son has a voice like foghorn leghorn at times; I used to say to him that on a scale of 1-10, his voice was a 12, and he needed to turn it down to a 5 or 6. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skye Report post Posted February 5, 2009 My daughter has a super duper squeaky high high high pitched noise she does all of the time. It is like nails on a chalkboard! She thinks she is whistling. The dogs in the neighbourhood are starting to get a protest going outside of my house! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KarenT Report post Posted February 6, 2009 PM me Mookamoo. I have a chart and game that might be helpful with this. Karen x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stella63 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Hi We used to have this all the time with OJ - the thing that works with him is to wind an imaginery volume control button with my hand - he has learnt what that means and will then quieten down his voice! Stella x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kazzen161 Report post Posted February 6, 2009 I use hand signals with my son. I have made a volume control strip for a child at school, which I can e-mail you if you would like. We have talked about and practised adjusting the volume of his voice/on the strip as we walk round the school, as appropriate. Funnily, when I asked him to shout in the playground, he didn't want to! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikemad Report post Posted February 7, 2009 My son is the same it is like having a fog horn in the house that never turns off or down lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
westie Report post Posted February 7, 2009 (edited) Hi, i posted on another topic about a book called "the incredible 5 point scale", for more detail see http://www.asd-forum.org.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=20347 sort of like Sallya's post about her son speaking at a 12 and she telling him to turn it down to a 5 or 6!!! Uses visual scale like a thermometer and pictures (and adults practising with kids the sort of volumes to use at each level) to remind them.... Edited February 7, 2009 by westie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
southwalessunshine Report post Posted February 13, 2009 My daughter has a very loud voice and when I asked her to tone it down she would get very defensive with me. We had a chat and I explained that she doesn't realise how loud she is and if I quietly say to her, voice babe, when she does it to not take offence. She now knows the cue and doesn't even stop speaking whilst turning down the volume. My son has a super high pitched voice, which I am aware of but it doesn't bother me. Could this be because I may be an aspie too? However my partner is NT and my sons voice really grates on my partners nerves. We tell him when he's doing it and he uses his 'nice voice' for a few minutes before it returns. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
