I’m autistic. Most autistic people (myself included) have something called Auditory Processing Disorder. It’s kind of like a hearing problem, but it’s in our brains and makes words sounds scrambled, jumbled, or like they’re in another language. Volume is NOT the issue. Because of the nature of this type of hearing problem, hearing aids are USELESS. It really irritates me when people suggest I get hearing aids or speak louder when I tell them that I can’t hear them. The only thing that really helps me hear is when people enunciate their consonants and pause between every word, sort of like how professional podcasters speak.