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Autism and music

DarthJoeyJoJo
over 5 years ago

I've always had an interest in music, whether it was going through my dads collection of vinyl records, Italia '90 and the incredible sound of Luciano Pavarotti or recording songs off the radio (one of favourite things was trying to arrange a list of all the songs I had according to which I liked most).

Since getting diagnosed however, I've been questioning how my taste in music fits in with my autism because I love loud rock and pounding dance music.

I relax to the sounds of Muse, Marilyn Manson, Deftones and Foo Fighters. I love the wall of sound generated by bands like My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth or Sigur Ros. I still get prickles up my back listening to Prodigy's "Firestarter" or when the beat drops in the middle of Chemical Brothers "Setting Sun".

And I don't get it. One of my autistic traits is that if there is too much noise around me it can become overwhelming and difficult to focus on things. Yet I can still pick out the rhythm section (bass, drums etc) in bands like Interpol, Pixies, Nirvana and ...Trail Of The Dead.

I'm wondering what everyone else feels about music. Do you like loud music or does it have to be quieter and gentler or music from a specific genre? Does anyone have sensory issues when they hear any kind of music?

Thanks!

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  • over 2 years ago

    It could be uncommon but I don't think it's weird. I've always had an interest in music since I was 15 for learning, listening, and playing, not really understanding how it works but it helps me cope with a lot of things, getting in touch with some of my feelings, expression, and make friends.

    I though, have a hard time enjoying top chart pop music (most but not all) because I don't like the sound and don't care much about lyrical content. I enjoy heavy metal, symphonic metal, orchestral sound tracks and video game music.

    Here's some examples of what I like:
    Metal: Dream Theater, Nightwish, Epica, Angra, Twilight Force, Obscura, Inferi, Spawn of Possession.

    Video game music: Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy series), Jeremy Soule (Elder Scroll and Dungeon Siege series), Rob King and Roc Chen (Might and Magic series), Inon Zur (Dragon Age series), Sam Hulick (Mass Effect series)

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  • over 2 years ago

    It could be uncommon but I don't think it's weird. I've always had an interest in music since I was 15 for learning, listening, and playing, not really understanding how it works but it helps me cope with a lot of things, getting in touch with some of my feelings, expression, and make friends.

    I though, have a hard time enjoying top chart pop music (most but not all) because I don't like the sound and don't care much about lyrical content. I enjoy heavy metal, symphonic metal, orchestral sound tracks and video game music.

    Here's some examples of what I like:
    Metal: Dream Theater, Nightwish, Epica, Angra, Twilight Force, Obscura, Inferi, Spawn of Possession.

    Video game music: Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy series), Jeremy Soule (Elder Scroll and Dungeon Siege series), Rob King and Roc Chen (Might and Magic series), Inon Zur (Dragon Age series), Sam Hulick (Mass Effect series)

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