Are chaotic thoughts an aspie trait?

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Sometimes when I am out I feel there is too much going on around me and I get very worked up about it all. Feels like there is chaos in my mind dealing with all these things and so I can't think straight.

Went for a walk this morning somewhere new and took my elderly wheelchair bound father with me. My daughter came along, our young dog was there, it was on a canal towpath so there was water to deal with and people on the water and there was also people cycling and jogging past me. It felt too much to deal with all at one time and my mind was racing, it was chaos and I couldn't stay calm.

Interested to know if that is an aspie thing or just an oddball thing?

From what I've read here is that it's very common for those of us on the spectrum to get overwhelmed by too many things going on at 1ce. We do alot better when we can deal with things one at a time.

Yes I think like this too, the other day I was talking to the dentist and couldn't pay attention because there was something else going on outside and I thought what are they doing why am I sat on this chair etc...

I get very similar thoughts when somewhere that I'm not familiar with and it's crowded or somewhere where there's a sense of uncertainty. I've always described it as feeling like my brain is on fire. I become aware of everything and then gradually it moves inwards and I walk very straight only focusing on what is ahead of me but becoming very jumpy at noises and fast movements.