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Autistic Ear Worms

Craig

The first thing that goes through my brain when I wake up every morning are the lyrics from a popular song of the moment. The song changes, but without fail, it is always the first thing that I think of. When I am stressed about something (currently whether my son is going to get a place at performing arts school), these lyrics 'invade' my waking thoughts and play in my head constantly when I am not consciously thinking about anything. Currently, the chorus from Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero (It's me. Hi. I'm the problem. It's me.) are currently playing on loop in my head. I believe that this is likely to be an autistic thing, but wondered whether anyone else experiences anything similar? If so, what is your current autistic ear worm? Thanks.  

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  • I’m always getting ear worms and frequently from the moment I wake up. More often it’s music rather than lyrics. I’m very musically minded and I find if I’ve been listening to music and I switch off, I can go on improvising in my head. I can hear whole orchestras or a band playing and pick out every instrument. I don’t know it this is something unique to me or if other people experience it or if it’s an autistic trait..if it is…I like it.

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  • I’m always getting ear worms and frequently from the moment I wake up. More often it’s music rather than lyrics. I’m very musically minded and I find if I’ve been listening to music and I switch off, I can go on improvising in my head. I can hear whole orchestras or a band playing and pick out every instrument. I don’t know it this is something unique to me or if other people experience it or if it’s an autistic trait..if it is…I like it.

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