Do people on the spectrum do this and know why?

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When I solve a problem, I tend to try to do everything at once.

Instead of re-organizing I rush in putting all of the information at once and I get confused.


Like a shape game, where you're meant to re-organize the shapes in the correct hole but instead I'm pushing all the shapes in one hole at once.

Anyone know how to stop this? And why?

Impatience? xD

No idea.

Executive dysfunction?

Someone posted something about "inertia" recently that mentioned that sort of thing as well. Difficulty breaking a task down into steps and thinking about what to do first, in this case. It's something I do sometimes too.

I've been told that with ASD's comes a whole bunch of regulation issues. Included in this is often issues with executive functioning...thast where I have been told this exact issue comes from. Not that knowing what to call it will make it easier, but maybe you can find some coping techniques that work for you if you research executive functioning issues.

I organize stuff and sort the steps, but a lot of what I do is straight forward, head on. If I stop, it is unlikely I will come back to it.

Here's that inertia article:

http://archive.autistics.org/library/inertia.html

I have executive functioning issues, and this sounds similar to how I approach life problems... I want to do it all at once, but this (obviously) doesn't work. That's why I like life coaching coz it helps me to break things down and do one step at a time, in the most efficient order.
Though a puzzle like the shape game you mention is actually one where I would break it down and do one at a time, so I am not sure...

I had this problem a lot when I first encountered subjects like Algebra, etc.
And I had problems with my memory, not that I did not know what was said, but it was always VERY hard to put stuff back together properly.
Executive dysfunction plus dyscalculia.

Sincerely,
Matthew

I do the same. E.g. I have to do research about something. I will gather a lot of information, from important to tangential information and then I won't know how to start, where to start and how to organize all the information I gathered. And then I feel overwhelmed.

Sometimes, if I'm really confused, I'll try to draw a plan on a piece of paper with arrows and circles....to visualize how things are connected. And sometimes this helps me to organize everything.

I have severe xecutive functioning problems but lately I been taking a flavoniod suppliment called NeuroProtek which really helps my brain with executive functioning and helps me with transition issues from autistic inertia. The only bad part is it is dosaged for kids and adults have to take more for it to be effective, 1 pill for every 44 lbs of bodyweight which makes it costly since there is about 30 pills per bottle. It is not a "cure" but for me it is a solution to an aspect of my autism that really gets in my way. I dont believe there is a cure for us and I am happy just the way I am, but the executive functioning problems have always gotten in my way.


Jojo

i was much more level-headed when i was on strattera. too bad that stuff has to cost $20 per capsule here in america, the land of no primary health care [unless one is rich].

I can relate to this to an extent. I'll often get overwhelmed and mentally paralyzed if I have too much to do, or if something I'm working on is really complex, because I don't know where to start. So I browse Wrong Planet instead.

Also, sometimes I'll be super productive for hours on end, but once I get up to do something--be it to eat, utilize the restroom facilities, or what have you--it'll ruin my ability to get things done for quite a while.