Musings about Music

Is it an autistic thing to have a hugely varied taste in music, or do our tastes just diversify more as we get older? My own taste in music is very varied from heavy metal through 80's and 90's music to Trance music. For me it's not so much about the genre of the music but whether or not I like a particular song or the music to that song. Personally I like quite upbeat songs as opposed to the slower tracks, regardless of what type of music it is. What is other people's experience? What do you listen to? Do you tend to only listen to one category of music or do you prefer variety?

Parents Reply
  • I think it does have something to do with the amount of bass in the music, with kids anyway. My youngest loves my trance masters CD but she also loves my Metallica CDs just as much.  I’m sure it’s because of the vestibular stimulation that she gets from the bass. She’ll be wanting me to play a track on repeat too long after even I’ve had enough of hearing it repeatedly, in that sitting.

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