too many trees to see the forest...

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hi everybody,
this is my first post in the forum...

I've read somewhere about the AS trait of details-oriented thinking, as opposed to the way in which NT's tend to see things in general ideas. That seems to describe the way in which I think - as a matter of fact, i sometimes think it's so extreme in me that everything i understand never fit to a global picture, so that a new detail would change the whole concept I'd have. That's quite frustrating...
So, do you think it's something ingerent in AS, or just a quirk?

I understand this is typical for AS. It's certainly true for me and has caused me a lot of problems in my life.

Athough i haven´t read about details-oriented thinking, i agree with what you guys say. That way of thinking has stopped me from doing my best at college. I try to stay away from it ,but it´s hard. I always find out that things are less complicated than i thought they were and tell myself "god, i made such a problem out of such a simple thing".

I recognize that if you are interested in science, sometimes it might be helpful to notice details others would overlook. I have solved problems in class and my friends have told me, how did you get the answer ? who told you you could solve it that way ? Has it happened to you too ?