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tone of voice





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An autistic person’s tone of voice or emotional affect may sound to a non-autistic person as if it doesn’t match the situation’s gravity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

They are being coached to read customers’ moods, to choose the right gestures, the correct tone of voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 20, 2025

There was one woman I spoke to early in my investigation; I was struck by her tone of voice.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024

I told her the agency, and she said, “So it’s really me paying for it” in a somewhat snide tone of voice.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2024

“Well,” she continued in a chatty tone of voice.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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