Do people with AS have a better sense of hearing?

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I can hear (usually clearly) dog whistles and ultra-sonic devices meant to repel rodents from homes and gardens. In college, I tested the frequency response of my hearing, using high-fi studio headphones. At the time (age 21) I was able to hear fundamental tones ranging from 10Hz to 25 kHz. I also hear noises as 'louder' than most other people and have difficulty filtering out background noise.

Theres alot of frequencies i don't pick up on. I did then again have middle ear infection and needed two operations at 4 and 6 for it. I had grommets and have tube in my ear as a result. The hearing got alot better im sure, but its still under average. I still jump when a sound suprises me though, like a deer facing the headlights of a car.

I have AS.

I have an excellent sense of hearing.
I hear all sorts of things that other people seem to miss,
and I have near-perfect pitch. Small sounds startle me.
Dissonance unnerves me. Certain sounds set off complex emotional responses.
I am very sensitive to sound.

My ability to understand what I hear is impaired.
I show all the signs of auditory processing disorder.
I constantly have to ask others to repeat themselves.
Unless someone is face-to-face with me, speaking slowly and clearly,
I register their speech as intermittent gibberish.

An interesting paradox, I guess.

I have sensitive hearing.
The ticking of my clock sounds louder than the TV outside my bedroom.
I can't tell the difference between my home phone and my neighbours when they ring.
Scrunch up a paper bag near me and I will yell at you.

Sometimes I like to think that I'm like a dog when I hear a sudden loud noise. Both my dog and I have the same reaction.

I think I do have very sensitive hearing. Small noises startle me. People in my family have always hated me for that and don't understand it. But, my hearing has probably gown downhill in recent years because I listen to loud rock music all the time.

I love to see people come out of their shells. if we can't do it here where can we?

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I have a problem listening and hearing people talk, but musically my ears hear very well.. I hear everything in music.

had a hearing test within the last year, my hearing is above the mean for my age.

I just had a hearing test, and asked the examiner this very question. Was told that while there are occasional people with super-hearing, they are very rare and that condition is an anomaly unconnected with anything else. What people with autism are experiening is selective hearing, so its a matter of material coming through unfiltered. Relative loudness/quietness is a psychological effect.

In my own experience, i've had super-hearing ( ) for most of my life. I can understand conversations heard several rooms away, I can tell almost precisely where noisy things are, locating their positions without seeing where they are first. Especially useful for birdwatching.

One thing that sends me into conniptions is multiple sound sources. If someone has two radios playing at the same time, my brain just falls over trying to make sense of both of them at once.

Sometimes I boggle at what a noisy place the world is. Most of the time, I figure its my problem, and I find one of my many sets of earplugs