Can autism be related to listening to music a LOT?

I am (according to the doctors) slightly autistic, and I basically ALWAYS have my earphones in and my ipod on (I even do now). I tend to get through 2-3 iPod charges every day and I bought a solar panel charger thing so when I go out camping (a hobby of mine) I can charge it using the sun. My friends say I listen to music way too much even for a teenager. I don’t know, I just feel a lot less tense and paranoid when listening to a good bit of music, hence why I am obsessed with high sound quality and why I have like 40 music CDs. I was wondering if this sort of sensory obsession could be related to autism?

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@Debbie sounds about right, I noticed I like punk stuff in the day and trance at night; the other way round doesn’t work very well at all. I also have this weird urge to drink some blackcurrant squash every evening, lol.

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Sure. Music is relaxing for a lot of people, both autistic and neurotypical. But those of us on the spectrum tend to have more anxiety, so we really need the relaxation and the escape from the outside world that music can provide. I’m also a big fan of music.

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Obsessions, need for routine, and high tolerance for repetition are major features of autism. As most of us have auditory sensitivities, this could explain both the fixation on music and the need for high quality. One thing I’ve noticed in myself is that once I start doing something regularly, it becomes necessary. When I started keeping a journal, for example, writing in it every night quickly became an unalterable part of my routine. It could be the same with your music. Once you started listening to music a lot, maybe it just kind of stuck.

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I have autism and my music teacher thinks playing the piano is a great way of telling her how I feel?

It’s a great way and I’m flattered by all the compliments everyone gives me because I’m self taught.
But that was only meant to be between me and her, now I’m always the centre of attention. I don’t even want to do music in school anymore. They’re trying to record me and tape me and everything, someone tried to write an article about it!….I hate it.

How do i end this? Is there a better way to express how I’m feeling? (I don’t like using cards….)

Why is it so important to express how you’re feeling all the time anyway? I’m not a robot, even if I "make weird facial expressions" I’m sure there’s some indications of how I’m feeling and if they cared so much to make me play piano about it why don’t they look out for them?

ps. there’s a reason I’m asking in this section. You’re open minded, you know a lot about things, you’re always kind and create really good answers =].
That’s the problem in the first place, that’s why I’m playing piano in the first place.
But when I use cards (write down how I feel on a card) I’m not sure if they’re getting impatient or not, but I have a feeling they are. Even though I can’t read them, it takes me a while to write out how I’m feeling and it’s annoying…

Tell your music teacher how you feel, I’ve kinda been through the same thing. Being good at something can become really annoying.

what are the effects of long-term interactive music therapy in young adults with severe autism?

i am not looking for anything scholarly and want to read your comments on the topic

I can’t really say much about young adults, but music plays an important role in my 8 year-old son’s life (who has Asperger’s). From what I’ve read, it’s been shown that children with autism have increased abilities when it comes to music (with pitch processing and so forth). From the time he was a toddler, my son could sit at our piano and play what sounded like music and not just childish banging. He’s also extraordinary on the drums. For him, it gives him an outlet and something to build his self-esteem since it’s something he excels at. My son is high-functioning, but I definitely think it’s worth a try across the board.

With my son, I ignored the advice that music therapy has to be from a trained and licensed therapist only. We plan to send him for lessons, but not until he’s old enough to really benefit from them. In the meantime, we let him experiment at home with various instruments, and we make sure he’s exposed to a wide variety of good music. If you’re just wanting to test the waters without laying out a lot of cash only to find it’s of no benefit, you may want to research what goes on in the therapy sessions and try simulating some simple sessions at home to discover what the reaction will be. Or maybe you could find a music therapist willing to allow a free trial day.

Autism – Computers and Music?

Hi, I volunteer at wends with in a respite unit for children with autism. There is one boy about 7-8yrs old who has a keen interest in computers and music… The lady that runs the unit wants me to come up with something involving the two that he might show an interest in… can anyone suggust ANYTHING please? x

I Pod or teach him to make gifs and ad music. Or youtube so he can watch videos. Guitar Hero. My son loves any thing at all on the computer. Mainly games like colaps and yo ville. He likes that no one knows he is 4 there. He feels as smart as he is. For once. LOL

A music therapist serving clients with Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorders could expect to see all of the?

following behaviors exhibited by the clients except:
a.Difficulties in social interaction
b.Severe language problems
c.Repetitive movements
d.Need for sameness, order, and routine
e.Mood swings

If this is for a test, I can tell you that mood swings is the one not listed in the DSM-IV-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under any of the autism spectrum disorders.

As a mother of a son with Asperger’s, I can tell you that it should be.

I found a music at Vuze. The music is called ‘anti-cancer haeling tone’ . Does it work?

There are other healing tones I found at Vuze,claiming to cure diseases such as diabetes and autism. Can music really heal diseases? Are there any side effects?

There are certain sound frequencies which can produce (sometimes positive) physiological changes in people. However, this is somewhat of a lost art and very few people know how to do it (I have first hand experience with one person, but that’s a big rarity).
Generally if you play a nice sounding song it relaxes the nervous system (which can put someone into a more healing state), but that’s about the most the songs you’re describing will do. It’s possible for sound to do stuff more akin to what you’re describing BUT I am yet to find any one anywhere who has been able to do it and put it out as publicly available music.
So essentially, no but music can heal diseases.
Hope that helps, if you care I can fill you in on a lot more of the details about this subject (feel free to message me or leave additional info here).

I know this sounds kinda weird, but is there a link between autism themes and grunge music?

I say this because, while they weren’t the first to create it, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, who are thought to be autisitic, contributed greatly to grunge.
And I wouldn’t be surprised is a good chunk of the themes in grunge are autism-related

hmmm possibly

Scholarships for children with Autism for music lessons? My grandson takes piano now but it’s very costly.?

My grandson will be 5 and he takes keyboard lessons and has surpassed all that the teacher has challenged him with. He seems to love it and it helps him socially but it is extremely expensive and I was wondering if there were any programs out there that award scholarships for such children or offer financial hep. Thank you.

what state/country fo you live in

in teh US sometiems you can get grants from DDD (division of developmetnal disabilities

I’m doing a dance on autism, any ideas for music?

At schoool we have too do a themed dance im doing autism and desperatley need music.
any ideas, something abstract that relates to autism in some way?!! please help.

When I was younger I saw a video about autism or some other special needs thing and the song was "Don’t Laugh at ME" by Mark Wills. If your looking for something fairly slow that would be a good one it’s a beautiful song and a real tear jerker…good luck with your dance!

how does music benifit people with autism?

I have notice the calmness and excitment in the behaviour of people with autism but would love feedback

Ihave an autistic nephew and it helps him learn words by creating a pleasant pattern. It gets his mind focused on something instead of havnig a bunch of thoughts jumbled into one. We’ve found that he’s happier when he is focused on something such as watching TV, playing games, listening and singing music, and even cooking. He has also started associating things with songs so it tells us he is making connections through music.

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