Do we usually not like change?

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Ok I was told only 2 days ago we were getting a new cable service and DVR boxes. This through me for a loop to watch everything on my current one. I did but complained all day "I hope we like this box etc. etc." Later I asked dad what he was doing he replied "What does it look like?!"
He was moving the clothes line we use for towels which was out of the yard directly into the sun and moved it against the fence. I tend to be the one who puts the towels out there and honestly I'm not so sure getting them out of direct sunlight will help them dry better.

Also while the DVR has 1 good point the downer is I have to manually set stuff up right now from the Main living room DVR since my guide isn't working. Although it's aggravating I can't see or tell something is recording on my receiver! Also overall I don't think one whole DVR will work with all the little kiddy shows my little sisters record. So NOW we'll have to conserve what we put onto it.

ANNOYING!! !! ! I'd WOULD get my own DVR personally but that's $200! While I may not be in a relationship this sudden change wouldn't work out if I had a boyfriend!! !! (Outside of popping the question of course.) Don't go changing our dinner plans that something came up! Sure things happen but tell me and YOU BETTER HAVE A GOOD REASON!

Can anyone relate?

I absolutely loathe change. Be it the currency type or unexpected alterations to one's own surroundings, change is often a disorienting experience. I remember seeing the Obama shirts with the word "CHANGE" in bold, capitalized letters and it made me cringe. Of all the words to use, "change" had to be the one?! Ulgh! "HOPE" and "PROGRESS" were better ones IMHO. I know what he meant by "change," but that word has only negative connotations for me. "Improvement," on the other hand, has a positive connotation and implies some form of alteration(s) being done. Not trying to be political here, I just hate change and seeing the word in big, bold letters only seems to remind me of how little control I have over it.

Isn't that one of the major factors with aspergers. Also if you have a 4 show dvr, you can record 4 shows.

One of the defining characteristics of Autism is a ritual and routine. Many Autists have tremendous difficulties with changes - especially sudden ones.

I hate changes unless I am behind them and in control.

I quit my job when they changed our schedule. I felt like they thought they owned the employees and could do what the hell they liked. Very insulting.

For me, it depends on the change. I think this is one of the areas where my personality and my AS conflict. I outwardly like change but deep down it drives me crazy. Maybe it's because I'm on the high end of the spectrum.

Generally speaking, I don't mind change when I cause the change, I have an intellectual way of dealing with it (telling myself it's necessary or for the best), or if I have some time to prepare for the change. I don't mind change if I have control or forewarning. It helps to expect change by default.

I don't even like to wear tee shirts in new colors. I drove the same truck for over ten years because I didn't want change and have lived in the same house I have been in since I moved out of my parent's house 16 years ago. In some cases I have wanted to change but my aspie inertia keeps me from going forwards with it and I wind up keeping the same routine year after year after year.

We "usually" do not like change. It is, after all, in the criteria.

I like change when I want it. This generally means that I like change when I decide it. I can't deal with it when it's not "my" change, when it's other people's change on other people's schedule.

I am not very good with sudden changes but can cope with other changes if explained properly.

At my mom's house, the carpet in her living room was getting rather dirty and no amount of shampooing would clean it. So, she decided to invest in a hardwood floor.

That carpet had always been there since I had moved in, and needless to say, I wasn't happy.

That one took quite an amount of time to get over. So, yeah; I hate change, if I've become familiar with the change.

Even the smallest changes can ruin my week. I had to get a new cell phone and I actually had panic attacks because it was set up differently and had different ring tones. If I change my diet, it takes weeks to get comfortable with it, even if I just have to change to the cheaper brands of the same foods. I hate changing shampoos, the fact that I smell strange all day after I use a new one. I just moved and now I have basic cable instead of satellite. I don't watch much tv, and I don't know why it's a problem, but it makes me so anxious! The good news is that I, and others, seem to adjust. It may take a few days, or even weeks, but eventually I adjust. I now love my cell phone, I use a different shampoo than I did a month ago, and I have managed to be in a 9 year long relationship. I also do better with changes that I initiate than I do with forced changes, but I adjust eventually either way. Fear of change, or a strong dislike of change, is super common in AS but it can be worked through!

We changed cable companies about a year ago and I felt like I could not even watch TV any more. The channels were different, I didn't have some of the shows I normally watched, different commercials and the shows just looked different. I was beyond frustrated!! ! It took me months to get in a new "groove".

I don't like change.

I can usually cope with it, so long as I receive prior warning long before said change occurs. Changes that occur suddenly, and out of the blue completely freak me out though.