Does your ADHD child talk loudly? | ADHD Information
I'm not sure if this has been covered here or not. My 6 year old son talksvery loud every time anything comes out of his mouth. He doesn't have to
be angry or upset. We can be having a normal conversation at the dinner
table, and he just speaks so loud. We have to constantly remind him that
"I'm right here". This is something that has been going on for as far back as
I can remember. My sister was the same way when she was young. She's 25
now and doesn't talk loud anymore. Except that she is a bit outspoken. But,
she's also fun to be around!
But, I'm wondering if this is common for children with ADHD, or maybe
something else? He's had the regular hearing test that is given in school,
and didn't have any problems. So, I'm just not sure. Thanks for your input!
My son is always loud. He does not have an inside voice. I am loud, as is my husband. Daughter is loud, maybe so she can be heard? I am sure my husband has either ADHD or something, and myself maybe ADHD, but can at this time only afford treatment for one of us at a time, my son being first. I think I read somewhere that this is common for ADHD children.My son has always talked loudly. I am still reminding him at 17, to lower his voice. He just doesn't get it. I think it will take a boss or another outside person to tell him before he actually believes it. He was dxed with AD/HD, but I also believe he has sensory issues, so perhaps that has something to do with it. He has had his hearing checked many times, and it is fine. I definitely have head many AD/HD parents say their child talks loudly. I remember doing the same thing as a child, but became very aware of it later, and control it much better. Yep, as far as my own family is concerned, it's common. My whole family is loud and I'm pretty sure most of us have some form of ADD. My daughter doesn't know how to talk quietly, even at age 12. My H has to get up for work rather early and it's hard to get her to whisper once he goes to bed. She can be outspoken and interrupt quite a bit but we are working on it with her. I know as I got older I became more aware of how I come across and I really try hard to control the impulse to be loud and interrupt. I think eventually my daughter will do the same. It just takes some time and patience and of course there is also the option of medications depending on the severity of the ADD. There are others on this forum who know more about that then me. You are definitely not alone, though and I'm sure you will get good advice and support here. Hope something I said may have helped a little.
Have a great day
. Dee
I don't know whether loud is associated with ad/hd, but I do know that the nurse at my school mentioned that the tests they give for hearing and vision are not as dependable the ones you would get at the various medical venues. I personally would have his hears tested professionally, just to rule out potential hearing problems.
I can say that I know a lot of children and they are loud. I know that most of them are not ad/hd or add. I would have to question the validity of loudness and ad/hd.
I'd be really interested in seeing research to back up some of the thoughts on this thread. I'm not saying that it isn't possible, I just have my doubts.
My son has ad/hd and can be loud, but he also knows how to use indoor voice. We have always worked with him on this since early on and for the most part he can control himself.
Rn and Dn both do this. My daughter and I both have it, and we are both loud. .IMac38944.5646180556DD (ADHD) is ten, allways been very loud. Dh and his family are very loud too.
She could never menage to speak softly but when hers brother born she learned to whisper while he is asleep. I was so proud on her 
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That's exactly how my son is. When he speaks, it's yelling to us. And, we
can remind him over and over, but he just doesn't get it. If anything, he
gets angry for us reminding him. When he first goes to bed, he also does
a humming sound. At this point, the meds haven't helped that. And ,once
he did start meds, he almost talked more! I couldn't believe it. It's hard
to get him to stop talking sometimes. The good thing though, is that he
isn't angry and he's not bouncing off the walls. It's almost like he can
gather his thoughts better and continue his converstion longer and longer
and longer!
I really didn't think the talking was related to ADHD, but thought it was an
interesting topic. We just don't know anyone else that talks loud like him.
Our friends kids aren't like that. So..just a thought.ChrisDay2838917.5861458333My friend's 10 year old ADHD daughter speaks loudly also(like my son). Her 9 year old non ADHD daughter speaks softly. Another mfriend has an 11 year old daughter who speaks quietly. So I though it was my son's ADHD.
Both of my sons talk extremely loudly, which I thought was unusual until a group of my son's 16-year-old friends got together at our house. Wow, my boys are so normal. These boys tried to out-loud each other for two hours and when they all left, my ears were ringing. If we're on a car trip, we have to specifically tell the non-adhd 16 yr.old to tone it down or we'll all go insane.
It's nice to know that my son isn't the only one. He's 11 and doesn't have an inside voice either. I am always reminding him that I am here and not across the street. He gets even louder when excited.He's been on medication since he was diagnosed in April. He started out onFocalin XR 10mg, then we switched over to Straterra 40mg. (which doesn't
seem to be working as well as the Focalin did) Even with the medication, he
still speaks with a loud voice. The medication hasn't helped that problem at
all. That's why I just was kinda wondering if it was a symptom of the ADHD,
or something else. I'm gonna try to remember to bring it up at his next appt
with the Psych and pedicatrician.Medication never made a difference with speaking loudly for my son. He was medicated from age 5 -12. He has been off medication for 5 years now, because of medical problems. It didn't make a difference either way. Medication just helps manage AD/HD, it doesn't fix everything.
Yes Trevor is loud. Always shouting, even when we are in the car and we are right next to him.I realize that the meds don't help w/all ADHD issues. I guess I never really
thought about his loud voice even being related to ADHD until the past
couple of weeks. The bigger issues have always been attention, focus and
hyperactivity. Unfortunately, the behavioral and social issues will have to
dealt with behavioral modification. Hopefully, will all be related to the loud
voice too! Thanks for the info!
Here too and i thought it was a family trait for my family is loud.
Becky is 6 1/2 yrs. old and she is very loud, especially in the morning. She is also a screamer when she gets excited about something. Most of my family also talk very loud. Also she is constantly humming, singing or talking to herself.
Beckysmom38916.4224421296ChrisDay28:
Glad to hear about the humming. Mine does it also. Thought it weird but went with it thinking it calmed and relaxed him. As for the talking more: I hope it will help mine the same way it helped yours...gather his thoughts better!
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and won't stop to eat or allow others to respond, etc.
I personally ADD, simply have a very loose volume control which if I'm not holding, consciously on to it will often swing to the loud side!!
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DD (ADHD) is ten, allways been very loud. Dh and his family are very loud too.
She could never menage to speak softly but when hers brother born she learned to whisper while he is asleep. I was so proud on her .
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Good for her, mammi. I was going to add that all kids can learn to speak softly some of the time and here's proof. 
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Thanks IMac, but she speaks softly ONLY when her bro sleeping .
But it is improvement too!
all 3 of my kids and my husband talk very loud but I'm told I mummble....unless I want to be heard.My son used to talk loud constantly. I reminded him over and over and over and over and over not to talk loud. Sometimes I whispered in response when he talked loudly. The loudness has reduced quite a bit, but I'd like to see more.