Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 my son is 13 yrs old now...orig dx pddnos....also apraxia. He appears now to be an aspergers kid. He attends reg classroom, gets honor roll, is sorta a genius in math/algebra, scores advanced...but his big problem that sets him apart from his peers is his funny sounding voice! he has a high pitch tone and tends to kinda yell his words alittle. He can appear totally normal but the minute he talks, everyone turns around and looks. When he was younger he could get away with it, but I notice now it is having a huge impact on his self esteem. He used to play sports on our towns reg leagues but now will not join. He also used to go outside and play and now has become a hermit...he even asked me if he could be homeschooled for high school, which is next year. He asks me from time to time if hes going thru puberty and will his voice change, lol anyone else have a kid with this problem and what have you tried? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Has he hit puberty yet? My son’s voice has lowered significantly after puberty. You could have him work with a speech therapist or a voice coach on voice modulation. That could help as well. Make sure that the therapist is experienced in working with voice disorders. There are some computer programs designed to help with issues such as volume and pitch, that speech pathologists can use. I know nothing about this other than what I learned in a special education technology class but you can check out the site listed in my textbook www. videovoice.com. --------------- Ezorsezor@... From: mb12 valtrex [mailto:mb12 valtrex ] On Behalf Of rita gSent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 11:09 AMTo: mb12 valtrex Subject: teen with a " funny voice " my son is 13 yrs old now...orig dx pddnos....also apraxia. He appears now to be an aspergers kid. He attends reg classroom, gets honor roll, is sorta a genius in math/algebra, scores advanced...but his big problem that sets him apart from his peers is his funny sounding voice!he has a high pitch tone and tends to kinda yell his words alittle.He can appear totally normal but the minute he talks, everyone turns around and looks. When he was younger he could get away with it, but I notice now it is having a huge impact on his self esteem. He used to play sports on our towns reg leagues but now will not join. He also used to go outside and play and now has become a hermit...he even asked me if he could be homeschooled for high school, which is next year. He asks me from time to time if hes going thru puberty and will his voice change, lol anyone else have a kid with this problem and what have you tried? thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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