Aspie who likes grunge/punk rock appearance--uncommon?

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i am 19 female with Aspergers and I tended to care less for my appearance but now I have purple hair and wear lots of leather and eye makeup, boots and junk jewelry. I had my ears pierced on the second and third holes but was negligent and they closed so now I have cuffs and chains on them. I love imagine dragons, three days grace, and Adrian lux, ozzy, snow patrol and 80s rock music. I love the 90s and TV shows from then. Is this uncommon for an aspie? Anyone with similar interest wants to be online friends?

When it comes to music, I like every genre; just not every musician in every genre. In my opinion, the best television series ever was The X-Files.

I had spiked green hair for two and a half years and I wore a biker jacket.

I like hard rock and metal and am an Ozzy fan. Like grunge and punk too. But it has to be muffled some. I wear a lot of leather bracelets and stuff like that. Wear an earring too. #badboy

People who listen to grunge and punk rock while dressing the look have always been uncommon in society.

I don't have any real leather, I have a pseudo-leather-jacket that sucks and doesn't even have real pockets so I've worn it like once...but I have a patch vest lost of band t-shirts various metal bands, then a few Pink Floyd and The Doors ones , a long black coat, have never died my hair I have 3 peircings in each ear but earrings irritate them so don't really wear them often I also have leather boots(not sure its actually real or not and I do not have the tag or anything)I tend to either have a metal style which is basically like the punk style but with metal patches and t-shirts instead of metal and more long un-dyed hair I guess unless its dyed black seems to be the only color metalheads dye their hair though if I dyed mine I'd want green or purple....either that or I have more of a hippie appearance and I also like vintage type clothes so I can look like I am in the wrong decade.

As for t.v I don't really care too much for it, though there are some shows I like but don't really care enough to keep track much more into music mostly metal(all types), psychedelic rock, goth, punk, psychobilly, post punk, whatever it is when its electronic music/industrial mixed with rock or at least elements of rock usually darker than upbeat sometimes with harsh vocals I do find myself listening to a lot of stuff like that....I do not enjoy the current popular music, and not really into those various hardcore genres or whatever like the (insert term)-core bands though some are alright even then just not something I can get into.

I have 2nd holes + helix piercings. I rock the grunge look without even trying because everything I own is grungy - like, at least a decade old. The holes in my jeans are holes from actual wear. Much too hot to wear leather here. I'd die. Do have a couple of leather wristbands though. I like three days grace but I'm more into metal.

I like this thread.
Appearance wise... not so much. I wear jeans and a t-shirt consistently... not really any deviation.
I LOVE rock music. Specifically post-hardcore, progressive, metal, and grunge. Industrial isn't bad either. I STRONGLY recommend La Dispute, The Dear Hunter, NIN (duh), and of course mainstream stuff like Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Metallica etc. La Dispute is my favorite band of all time. Dear Hunter is high up on the list. Seriously, listen to La Dispute. I completely understand if you don't like it... but you just might like it. The Dear Hunter has something for everyone. He goes from Prog, to Screamo, to... like I don't even know the genre... happy sounding? It's very diverse. La Dispute is diverse too, but a little less so. If you like La Dispute then you'll probably like Pianos Become the Teeth. I'm not a huge fan of them, but that doesn't mean I think they aren't a great band. Breaking Benjamin is great too. They are recording again! /happyrant

I wouldn't say that it's weird for an aspie. We don't exactly conform. I personally like to listen to metal, as well as classical (I attend University for music), and other genres. I tend to wear a leather jacket, (not now I live in Canada) as well as black boots, and occasional band shirts. I like to watch TV shows that have Autistic-like characters.

I would probably classify myself as 'goth', as I like a lot of classic "goth"/post-punk bands (although my music taste is varied and I will listen to stuff from a lot of genres, although I tend to like more mellow stuff as others aggravate my anxiety) and I've had purple hair before and plan to dye my hair again, plus I have piercings and tattoos and want more. And I basically dress like Robert Smith a lot- similar clothes and hair, but I do my makeup a *tad* bit neater.

Fashion-wise, I could almost be considered "grunge", mainly because I like wearing comfortable, worn-out "slacker" clothes, and I don't really give a s**t about expensive brands, though I own a number of T-shirts from various bands which is a bit more of a metalhead thing. I also have my hair in a short, almost "army" cut, mainly for comfort reasons. Normally I wear my hair kinda long, and I used to have it almost shoulder-length, but this became a hassle to take care of.

Music-wise, I probably listen to industrial more than anything else, though I also listen to a fair amount of metal, some grunge, some punk, and a bit of classic rock as well. I detest most of the popular crap people my age/gender listen to, particularly the rap and dubstep, though there is a VERY small amount of dubstep I like, mainly of the more metal/industrial-influenced variety.

I have nothing against tattoos or piercings, but they're not really my thing. It does annoy me when people flaunt their overpriced designer clothes however. Especially those damn baseball caps with the gold stickers on them. Grrrrr... Tailored suits and such are a different matter though, as they're high class and sophisticated, and they actually reflect positively on the people who wear them.

I tried getting my mom to let me repierce myself but she says no and onetime i tried and a ball of stuff came out like you said and it bled and my mom was screaming and calling me crazy for trying it.

Not sure if I have a grunge or punk appearance but people call me emo for how I look- I mostly wear black, my hair sometimes gets on my face, I don't dye my hair its jet black naturally even though people think I darken it lol I don't wear eyeliner but I have dark circles around my eyes and my eyelashes are thick and black and long so it looks like I'm wearing eyeliner, some emo people at class used to ask me if I wear eyeliner and didn't believe me when I said that I don't lol. I also now wish if I got orange-yellow eyes like my brother and sister so it would complete the emo appearance haha

I don't think it is at all uncommon. In the UK at least the metal scene is very accepting and refuge to many awkward and shy people. At my university there is a club called "the deviant society" and there was one guy who has told me he has aspergers (though it is rather obvious), and some others who seemed to have ASD traits.