is it true that aspies and other hfa love music more than nt

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music seems to lift my mood and calm me down. i never understood how nts can talk to each other with the music in the background instead of just listening!
when i ask if you like music, i mean your kind of music, what is it, by the way? mine is mostly sad songs, like johnny logan, or "unbreak my heart."
also, sometimes songs that arent supposed to be sad sound sad to me, and other people tell me they dont know what i'm talking about. this song doesnt sound sad at all.

I love music.

It is more than just entertainment for me - it is a powerful tool that can set me in a specific mood, or shape the flow of my thoughts in a desired way.

When I listen to a song, it fills me entirely. My mind is flooded with various images and scenes - they are unique for every song. Most importantly, I feel revitalised after listening to my favorite songs

I'm obsessed with music; Music is my drug. Music is very therapeutic for me. Music makes me "feel" in ways I can not otherwise.

i dont think either NTs or autistics love music more then the other, it is more a matter of what kind and why.
most NTs i know of like what i can only define as 'noise' becouse they hate silence, and put on music to enable them to not having to think for a while.
this is in contrast to myself, where i play music to counter background noise (ironically, a room with light music is mroe silent then without the music), and i use it to inprove my mental abilities, different kinds of music apply different effects, from speeding up my cycling, trough improving reading focus, all the way to effortlessly inducing a meditative state.

I like music but don't know how much nts like music and this varies a lot.

Well, consider that autistic people experience heightened response to stimulation compared to neurotypical people, and it might become clear why some autistic people would take more pleasure from it than most neurotypical people. Overstimulation goes both ways - not only is it painful when the stimulation is unpleasant, but it's also unusually pleasurable when the stimulation is good.

I take great enjoyment in certain sensory experiences which NT people would consider odd, like certain smells, touch-textures, and most of all music. I enjoy a number of different kinds of music and it has an enormous effect on my mood, meaning that I can use it to cheer myself if I feel down. I particularly I love classical music, and certain classical pieces can literally send me into raptures.

As a few others have said, I too consider listening to music a complete task in itself. I like to close my eyes and listen to block out everything else. If music is played in the background, I either tune it out, or am distracted by it, so I'm also quite bemused by people who use it as background noise.

I'm crazy about all types of music.

No, I'm not really into music and like it more quiet.
I also don't believe that this has much to do with ASD.

Actually I come from a musical family, but all in my family who do music are NTs.

It's a bit of both. I hate music that is annoying and sticks in your head, i.e. most commercial music, but I love chilled or alternative music

No, unless it's a special interest.

I know NTs that love music more than I do.

Another one of those ''do Aspies.........more than NTs'' threads...

I come from a very musical family (both NT and ASD). I love many different types of music. Some songs I have to listen to over and over again, I can't describe what it feels like, but it's like it completes me in some way.
However, some music is very painful to listen to. When we'd go on long trips in the suburban, I always sat in the back by the speakers and when my parents would play bluegrass (Carter Family mostly) it really hurt so I'd try to kick the speakers out. My mom still doesn't believe that it hurt... (I do like bluegrass if it's in person). I also cannot stand bass noise.

I love mellow melodic music, or battle type music, or what would you call it, Angsty music? I'm not a fan of pop music or rap, though.

I thought it would be the other way around. People with AS would have a hard time with extra noise (music) around. Because music has been imposed on me too often in many places such as at work or in someone's car, I now hate music. If the radio or something is on, I get irritated and rather angry. And I end up hating the person/people who impose that on me. When there is noise (music included) around, I somehow feel kind of claustrophobic. It might sound strange, but that's how I describe how I feel.

Having said that, if it's not just random noise, but the few songs that I like, then I don't mind listening to them. But I have to be listening- not doing anything else and just focusing on listening to the music.

People have always thought I was weird for not having any opinions about music. Seems to be everyone loves it

I actually hated all music for about 5 years, now I like only very little.

True in my own private case - I've felt ostracised for listening to music like I do.

I love music. I find it to be very settling, sometimes even relaxing.