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You can also download a decibel meter onto your smartphone (sound meter for android is one), or buy one at a music store for not much money. Or this one off Amazon for 20 bucks.
Put in ears plugs and speak as you normally would and record your decibel level. Record the levels of people you know who speak normally.
Then practice speaking with the earplugs in (they drop your perceived decibels by about 30 or so). This will mute your hearing a bit and let you sort of reset your muscle memory around the muscular effort required to speak.
It's also possible that it's not just the volume but the pitch and tone of your voice that bothers people too. You can record your speaking voice into a sound file and compare it with a sample of some spoken word piece, like a voice actor doing a script reading that you can repeat word for word.
Finally, you can hire a voice coach. One suited for singing can help you manipulate your vocal tones and learn more about how to use your voice in social situations.
The psychological impact of vocal tones, volume, and frequency of speech can't be stressed enough when you are interacting with neurotypicals. It's definitely worth putting some effort into mastering.