DS constantly talks in weird voices

[FranticallyPeaceful]

My DS has just turned 12, and 90% of the time uses weird voices. He uses his normal voice when he’s telling me facts or if he’s in trouble, but other than that he will uses different voices/different accents etc.
I can put up with it mostly but sometimes it just REALLY irks me and I give him warnings but it’s like he just forgets or can’t help himself.

Does anybody else’s child do this, or am I just THIS lucky?

Why is it a problem? He's probably just entertaining himself

Because it’s constant and i was wondering if it’s normal.
Sorry I’m not a perfect mother and it really frigging does my head in after years of him doing it

They do outgrow it, it's a kind of play. Bloody infuriating though. Just ask him to repeat stuff in a normal voice if he wants you to listen. And maybe sign him up for a theatre course in case he's going to turn into the next Tom Hardy?

Tell him you can't hear him / aren't listening unless he speaks in his normal voice ?

I think it's a thing boys do. I'm old enough to remember when The Goon Show was on the wireless, and there were endless male imitators.(including Prince Charles).

Are you worried about any other aspects of his development? Using unusual accents/voices is very common in Autism Spectrum disorders. However, if your son has friends and doesn’t seem to struggle with other aspects of social interaction and communication, and doesn’t have difficulties with restricted interests or changes of routine, then it’s probably just a phase.

My brother was like this - weird noises to accompany the voices, always had to be making a noise of some description.

He's 40 now and heavily into am dram. You have been warned!!

Really 90%? That would massively annoy me too. 5 minutes yes, all night no.

My 11yo does this. I thought he was mucking about because I do the same to him. He's having a laff, unless he sounds like the spawn of the devil

My fifteen year old had an Australian accent as often as he remembered to do it on our two weeks holiday this year The more we berated him, the more he did it. I can laugh about it now.

Dd 14 does a “ comedy”Oz accent most of the time.
Oh how we laugh

That would drive me mad!

@OhyesIam we should get your DD and my DS together. They deserve one another !

@hotsauce Yes, they could spend all night saying “ gazebo” and laughing....

However, if your son has friends

Really?

I know this is well intentioned, but many kids with autism have friends!

I think that post was meant to a list of pointers to be taken together in context as any of them alone mean nothing.

90% of the time would grate on me too!

It's not an isolated phenomenon

www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/science-technology/kids-unable-to-play-without-doing-weird-american-accent-20180815176316

In all seriousness though I wonder if it's an attempt (probably subconsciously) to try and mitigate the awkwardness of pre/pubescent hormones that are raging at that age - be someone else, be anyone but yourself. Don't be serious at any point, if you're just messing around you're less vulnerable to being made a fool of. Maybe. My terrible psychology!!

Doesn't make it any less annoying though!