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pensieve
Autist and Artist
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| Yes, well now the TV is on and before I had my music blaring. But if I wanted to get into a story book like LOTR I would prefer the quiet. I can't read when people are talking or if there are outside noises. |
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reddingcal
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Age: 29
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:01 am Post subject: |
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| I voted No. Technically I can read while listening to music but I don't. Its too distracting. |
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Sora
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:19 am Post subject: |
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I consider it generally atypical for autism. Multitasking (doing more than 1 thing at a time) is often impaired in those with autism and people with autism get sensory overloads easily.
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twix93
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Age: 16
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:44 am Post subject: |
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| No for me, I can only do one thing or the other. I need complete silence to read. |
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kornchild
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:05 pm Post subject: |
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no, It has to be in complete silence. If there is music playing in the background, I concentrate more on that than the thing I'm reading.
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hartzofspace
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Joined: Apr 15, 2005
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Location: In the Fortress Of Solitude
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I hate when I bring a book along if I have to wait somewhere, like a doctor's office. And the other people have to talk to each other. It pisses me off because their dialogue gets mixed in with what I'm trying to read.
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gina-ghettoprincess
Last of my kind
Joined: Nov 09, 2008
Posts: 2814
Location: The Town That Time Forgot (UK)
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I am the queen of multi-tasking, LOL. Right now I am listening to music, watching Friends on TV (subtitles so I can read the TV while listening to the music), posting this, and emailing my friend. Oh, and I'm also singing along with the music. 
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gwynfryn
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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If I'm shopping or walking, I'm thinking. If I'm not thinking, I'm reading; sometimes I do both! Admittedly, if the book's crap, I'm critiquing; and sometimes, if the music is really good, it captures my attention: I'm thinking Yo Yo Ma's rendition of "The Good and the Bad and the Ugly" or Taverner's Sundered Veil, or maybe Radu Lupu's version of Grieg's first piano concerto?
Anyone else identify with this stuff? |
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SoulcakeDuck
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Joined: Mar 04, 2009
Age: 23
Posts: 963
Location: a bubble called Cognitive Entropy
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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| gbollard wrote: | | I used to read books with Movie theme music on - just to enhance the story. |
same here
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Emor
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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| gwynfryn wrote: | If I'm shopping or walking, I'm thinking. If I'm not thinking, I'm reading; sometimes I do both! Admittedly, if the book's crap, I'm critiquing; and sometimes, if the music is really good, it captures my attention: I'm thinking Yo Yo Ma's rendition of "The Good and the Bad and the Ugly" or Taverner's Sundered Veil, or maybe Radu Lupu's version of Grieg's first piano concerto?
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Sometimes when reading and it's one of my favourite songs I'll stop reading for a second and take time to fully comprehend the lyrics, as opposed to semi comprehending them(as in, taking them in, but not really thinking about their meaning).
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xalepax
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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I voted no
I can hardly read at all (thats how it feels like but its not true, I just cant focus)
and I can hardly listen to music at all (music distracts my excistence, I cant hear myself think)
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DJRnold
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Joined: Jan 25, 2008
Age: 18
Posts: 591
Location: Barrie, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Aww, when I saw this thread title, I thought it was made by someone who CAN'T read while listening to music. It seems to me that most people CAN, so I was hoping that this thread would indicate that the fact that I can't is because of AS, but instead, I see that more people voted "yes".  |
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RaceDrv709
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Joined: Nov 02, 2007
Age: 19
Posts: 651
Location: San Antonio, Texas
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:46 pm Post subject: |
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I can read and listen to music at the same time, but it's impossible for me to talk and type at the same time. I usually end up typing what I am saying.
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stonemask
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Joined: Mar 01, 2009
Age: 23
Posts: 28
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I can but only if the music is opera. And then only if it is a tenor singing. If it's too high or really low it will give me a meltdown.
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ooOoOoOAnaOoOoOoo
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Location: Somewhere between Canada and Mexico
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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I voted no. My favorite time to read a novel or book is right before going to sleep. When I read before bedtime it's never long before I'm too tired to stay awake.
I can't sleep unless it's quiet. So, I need quiet to read and sleep, both. |
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