Reply To: Do adult ADHDers commonly talk in higher voice?

[Rick Green – Founder of TotallyADD]

This is an interesting conversation!  (Aren’t they all.)

I know that I can get talking briskly, then getting a bit ahead of myself, words tumbling out, half sentences… and that leads to short, shallow breaths, which makes my voice higher and more nasal.

Decades ago when I was doing a lot of life theatrical shows with The Frantics comedy troupe (www.thefrantics.com) we actually went for ‘voice classes’ with a really great teacher.  In a month or two my voice dropped dramatically. Deeper, richer, and I didn’t end up hoarse or croaking after six shows in a week.

Anyway, I do know from those voice lessons, which always began with 10 minutes of lying on the floor just noticing our breathing and slowly deepening it…(Oh, my impatience would have my alarm bells going. But I managed to stick with it.) … and that made a huge difference in the pitch and power of my voice.

I never turned into Darth Vader but it was noticeable.

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