Autistic who likes to blast loud music?

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In one parodic song, the people in an insane asylum weave baskets.

In part, I think this pastime, as well as the music, would tend to be therapeutic, because it's engaging a disoriented person into an orderly process, or rhythm.

They say that music sooths the savage beast.

He could still be autistic (not all autistics have sensory issues). He could still have sensory issues (there are hypersensitivities AND hyposensitivities). Examples of hyposensitivities include: not feeling pain, spicy foods taste bland, normal lights and colors are not stimulating enough, seems oblivious to certain sounds, etc.

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"I am silently correcting your grammar."

At the risk of being disrespectful, I'm thinking of the auditory version of banging your head against the wall.

Not all autistics experience sensory aversion in the same way, and some may experience it in an area that others don't experience at all.

I do not like loud music if someone else is in control of the music being played, and the level of the volume. Especially the car radio. For some reason, loud music in the car makes me nauseous.

But, if I am in the mood and I'm controlling the music and volume, I enjoy loud music on occasion.

I have always LOVED loud and deep bass, the kind that vibrates the air and shakes your guts and pulsates the floor. I used to have a subwoofer that would extend down to the lowest note a 64' pipe organ bourdon or contra bombarde pipe makes [16 cycles per second], which sounds and feels a bit like an aircraft landed on your roof. my audio system surrounds me with loud and clean music, almost all of which contains enjoyable bass frequencies that massage my body. but shrill sounds I cannot abide, all my systems are calibrated to be loud but mellow/non-harsh/non-shrill. when the music is loud enough I feel almost like a mote of dust floating in the sound, a very pleasant sensation. there is an audio theatre in san fran called "the audium" which extended this as far as the technology would allow, with multiple subwoofers/tactile transducers in the floors and seats, hundreds of speakers in a 360 degree pattern surrounding the auditorium. I would dearly love to visit that place and enjoy the enveloping sound.

I like that "visceral" sensation in the bass, as well, aunt blabby. It's the one thing I miss the most as a bass player - I have to practice on headphones at home, and it's a long time since I rigged up my old 15" cabs and physically "felt" the notes as I play them.

If you've seen one autistic person, you've only seen one autistic person. Some of us are non-verbal while others can't seem to *stop* talking, especially when it's about our special interests.

I don't mind loud music, no matter how loud it is. I actually like it. Though I don't turn it up too loud when listening to my MP3 player, in part because I don't want others to hear.

No that means loud music isn't something that aggravates his sensory issues, or that he doesn't have sensory issues since some autistics don't....also some people with autism have essentially the opposite of sensory issues like not sensitive enough to things.

What kind of music is it he likes to blast?

Listening to music is a form of stimming. Loud music is a more intense stimming. While some autistic people won't like loud music, it definitely doesn't surprise me that one does. If he plays the same songs over and over, that makes it even more autismy.

I'm hypersensitive to the point where it horribly ruins my life, but I still like music at a "ticks off my housemates even though there's multiple closed doors between us" volume. (Or for headphones, "make people around me comment that I'm ruining my ears" volume.)

There are many situations where I don't like to listen to unfamiliar music at any volume.

I don't like loud noises, however, sometimes playing loud music can help drown out all the other noises and help calm me, especially if it is the same song over and over again.

something about the sound of a Wurlitzer theatrical pipe organ just sends me to heaven!

Very auditory sensitive here, and i BLAST my music and its metal, punk, alternative rock, and Classic rock- this isn't quiet music!

i can blast it to the top volume- it hurts! and sometimes i have a sensory overload and shut down but MAAAN if you dont blast My Chemical Romance, Foo-Fighters, Black Veil Brides, Disturbed, Skillet, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace then you cant appreciate it.

My friend has PDD-NOS and he does it too and hes a metal head.

heres an example of what i can blast-

Here's an example of some of the stuff this autistic likes to blast



Also ZombieBrideXD it's cool you like BVB. I see people hating them for no reason, but I think they're a pretty great band. In The End is a great song.

It's rare, but there are autistic individuals who are hyposensitive to certain forms of stimuli, rather than having the hypersensitivity more commonly associated with autism. I once lived with a friend whose older brother was very, very autistic, and while he once said that it felt like his mouth was on fire when he tried some of my jalapeno cheddar Doritos, he also had a habit of cranking his music so loud on his earbuds that I could easily hear it when he walked by. Not only does this demonstrate that autistic individuals can be hyposensitive, but also that a person on the spectrum can be hypersensitive to some stimuli, and hyposensitive to other stimuli.

Myself, for a long time I think my tastebuds were somewhat hyposensitive, as I was drawn to strongly flavored foods like raw onions (which my parents have a picture of me eating straight out of the bag as a toddler, no word of a lie) and hot peppers. My tastes have changed somewhat though over the last few years, partly thanks to my chronic acid reflux, and I'm not nearly as drawn to strong flavors as I used to be. Interestingly however, I've always been put off by harsh smells, even smells that other people don't notice. I think it's gotten somewhat worse as I've gotten older too.

Another thing, while I typically don't like loud sudden noises, and don't care for loud music outside of certain situations, I do listen to some pretty harsh, heavy music sometimes, including industrial music, harsh noise, death metal, weird electronic music, etc. I think it's because I get a bit of a thrill out of it.


This song is supposed to simulate what it's like to have high pitched tinnitus, and a lot of people find it hard to listen to. However, I think it's brilliant.

Though again, much like how my sensitivity for strongly flavored food has gone up, my sensitivity to harsh music has gone up as well, and I'm starting to appreciate music that's mellower and more melodic. Merzbow's infamous album "Venereology" was a favorite of mine when I was younger, and now I can barely stand listening to it. I don't think it's a bad album though, far from it, but it is a challenging listen.