Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.
Sensory Processing Disorder is very common in people who are on the autism spectrum. Many of us are hyper-sensitive to some sounds and/or specific nuances in sound – while completely oblivious to others. This can turn certain experiences that should be pleasant experiences (such as listening to Lady Madonna by the Beatles over a Bluetooth headset) into nightmares.
In the first episode of my vlog under its new name (Red Angel Sophia) I discuss the difficulties that I face listening through certain media to what should be a really fun song. I even, at one point, include a visual representation that attempts to convey a bit of what that experience feels like to one person on the autism spectrum – myself.
Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.
Of course, not all people with autism will react the same way to the same thing. My experiences are mine alone, and as such can differ from those of someone else on the spectrum. There is no such thing as a singular autism experience. That said, by sharing from my own experience, I can provide one sample of the range of experiences of people with autism.
And as such, by sharing how profoundly autism affects the way that I experience a certain song under certain conditions, hopefully I can give a glimpse into one sample of the range of how people with autism experience music.
And in the highly unlikely event that Ringo Starr or Paul McCartney happen to come across this blog entry – or the vlog entry that it announces – could you please consider releasing a re-mix of your classical Lady Madonna track that is just like the classical form of the song, only with a tad more balance between the instruments on the right side and the left side?
