Autistic people often have difficulty with vocal modulation. We can struggle with controlling the pitch and/or volume of our voices as well as intonation. 

While most people change their voice to fit context (i.e. almost anyone who has worked customer service knows of “customer service voice” which is the voice most people adopt when dealing with customers which is generally lighter and high pitched), however, autistic people may experience more extreme vocal shifts due to our difficulties with vocal modulation. 

Our attempts at social blending (changing our voices to fit situations) often do not turn out as we intend and we may have a more “cutesy” voice when trying to do a lighthearted voice as we struggle to control our pitch and cadence. 

8 Counterintuitive Ways to Be the Best Speaker on Stage, No. 4

4 Your most undervalued resource: 

A simple fact: If your voice is flat your presentation will not sound energetic, you will not sound vital and people will tune you out.

You own this instrument so why not put it to use? A good way to explore the power of vocal variation is to play with word emphasis. What words can you accentuate to spark up the power of your content? How can you raise or lower…

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