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[ysobel]

Tumblr link on autism and samefooding: https://autism-asks.tumblr.com/post/171393403900/why-do-autistic-people-tend-to-samefood-is-it

:looks at that post:

:looks at own preferences:

huh.

I wonder if there's a music equivalent, because I will happily listen to a particular playlist over and over and over. I remember one time, probably in junior high, when I was playing a cd on repeat, and my sister was like "...but you've already listened to that" at the beginning of the second time through...

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[princessofgeeks]

I don't know about others, but I love listening to the same things over and over.

[babs_bee]

I do the same thing with music. And reading--I re-read lots of books and fanfics.

[killing_rose]

The guy who lived across from me first year of college came over once and said irritably "you have been on one song for 3 hours, can you PLEASE change the song?"

[krait]

Hahaha, welp.

This is where I admit I have an entire playlist that is just "With or Without You" and "With or Without You (Instrumental)" alternating for twelve tracks! :D And I set it to automatic repeat.

[krait]

I am not a big music person in general, but I definitely do things like leave the same CD in the car player for five weeks at a time, and listen to CDs on repeat when working! I reread favourite books and fics often, too.

When I samefood it's definitely a case of limited energy, though. If I could eat wildly different ingredients and cuisines every night, I would! Alas, I live alone and do my own cooking, so if I made curry chicken and rice then that's what I'm eating for the next six meals. I just don't have the resources on any level to create nine different dishes in two-meal amounts. My only option is to try to make something tasty enough that eating it six times in a row is still enjoyable. (I usually try to make two things, so I can alternate.)

Aside from pizza. Truly good pizza is one of those rare foods that I really could eat every day for a week with delight.