Talking too loudly at work
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:55 pm
Hi all,
I'm really struggling at the moment with not being able to judge the volume, pitch and rate of my speech. I know this is quite common in people with dyspraxia, but most people don't seem to believe me when I try to explain that it's part of my disability and this is starting to cause trouble for me at work. I'm repeatedly being taken aside and reprimanded for 'talking too much' after simply answering questions about the work from my colleagues, and when I tried to explain it was a two-way work-related conversation I was told "well, I can only hear YOU so I think you're just talking too much." I've already disclosed my disability and sent my line manager some info on it, but this doesn't seem to have reached my supervisor, and I get the impression my manager has barely glanced at what I sent her. I'm struggling to explain to either of them that I'm not being deliberately loud and obnoxious, but rather that I can't actually tell when I'm being loud, but I'm worried it'll be treated as either an excuse or a weakness that makes me unfit for my job. Any advice would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
D
I'm really struggling at the moment with not being able to judge the volume, pitch and rate of my speech. I know this is quite common in people with dyspraxia, but most people don't seem to believe me when I try to explain that it's part of my disability and this is starting to cause trouble for me at work. I'm repeatedly being taken aside and reprimanded for 'talking too much' after simply answering questions about the work from my colleagues, and when I tried to explain it was a two-way work-related conversation I was told "well, I can only hear YOU so I think you're just talking too much." I've already disclosed my disability and sent my line manager some info on it, but this doesn't seem to have reached my supervisor, and I get the impression my manager has barely glanced at what I sent her. I'm struggling to explain to either of them that I'm not being deliberately loud and obnoxious, but rather that I can't actually tell when I'm being loud, but I'm worried it'll be treated as either an excuse or a weakness that makes me unfit for my job. Any advice would be appreciated.
Best wishes,
D