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I also have a very loud voice and everyone can hear what I'm talking about. I also say whatever's on my mind.

According to the DSM V, it's not a diagnosis.

According to the ICD-10, which seems to be gaining usage in the United States, Asperger's still "exists."

I get horribly loud sometimes when I get nervous, and I usually get nervous in a crowd....

I seem to have the opposite problem to most people here. I'm usually too quiet. I've had to teach myself over the years to often speak louder than I think is necessary so that people will hear me, especially in situations like ordering from restaurants.

I'm not sure if I normally raise my voice when I get angry or not. If I'm extremely provoked, I've been known to shout, but that's quite rare.

I was attempting levity.

I need to work on my material.
I also need to remember some things are funnier in my head, than typed.

There are some people with Level One Autism who would not have been diagnosed with Asperger's under the DSM IV.

This is, primarily, because there was a speech delay in the person.

If there was no speech delay in the person's background, as pointed out by Naturalplastic, the diagnosis under the DSM V, for all intents and purposes, would match the Asperger's diagnosis under the DSM IV.

My counselor would agree if my memory is working.

At 60+, all I remember is I didn't talk much until college.

Theatre and other things helped me find my voice.
I liked talking so much I became a ventriloquist. One of my puppets was featured in a syndicated radio show, but I digress.
My parents died decades ago so I wasn't able to ask them development questions
My wife, did fill out questionnaires.

Me... a name I call myself...

fa...a long, long way to run

It is a long way..
Especially when no one is really chasing me.
I'm asking more clarifying questions which along with yoga, seems to be leading to a better now.


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For years before my diagnosis my parents thought it was just from my being slightly hard of hearing, but that doesn't mean they wouldn't shush me in public. I don't do it as much now. My mother once told me she really enjoys having conversations with me at lunchtime because I don't talk so loud people from the table on the other side of the room turn their heads at us.

When I was a kid in grade school I used to get a lot of praise for having a "strong" voice and being good at reading when other kids in my class barely spoke above a whisper or still had trouble reading a whole sentence. I just hope I didn't unintentionally make those kids feel bad or jealous.

When you raise your voice, it have nothing to do with aspergers?

Some people with Aspergers DO have trouble regulating their speech volume, and speech rate. Sometimes, I have trouble with both.

This sort of trouble, however, is not necessary in order to obtain an Autism Spectrum diagnosis.