Challenges with follow-through, consistency

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After searching WP for discussion-threads on how the Autism Spectrum can present challenges with follow-through, it is surprising that only two old WP disc. threads specialized in the topic of follow-through; that is follow-through is a challenge with the Autism Spectrum.

The two old WP discusison threads:

* Problem With Follow-Through/Keeping Up a Habit/Consistency.
* When People Don't Follow-Through...Is This Just an NT Thing?

Does "follow-through" here mean "the act of continuing a plan, project, scheme, or the like to its completion" (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/follow-through)? Or is it something else?

Yes.

I usually finish what I've started, but if I adjourn part of the way through for long enough then I'm at risk of forgetting about it, unless it's something I'm scared of not completing, in which case it remains on my mind, nagging me until I go back to it. I'm generally rather averse to adjourning, and I suspect that's because I sense I might never get back to it. So in practice I'm probably quite good at following through, but with relatively unimportant things it's only because I don't usually take a break. And I usually hate the very idea of abandoning anything once I've got my teeth into it.

This article:

http://aspiewriter.com/2015/08/why-is-i ... goals.html

seems to have a rather different take on the matter, and frankly I don't know what to make of it. I don't recognise much of myself in there - I do have trouble resolving one sound out of a mixture, and I do have trouble formulating complex projects that consist of many sub-tasks, but they don't seem to be specifically to do with following through, they seem more to do with tasks and projects as a whole. Maybe that author isn't talking about the same problem as I am. So whose words are relevent to this thread - mine, hers, both, or neither?

I searched the Web for "autism and follow-through" but that was the nearest I got to a direct hit. "Autism and consistency" gave nothing relevent at all.

The biggest challenge might be to follow-through on what other people are asking, needing wanting, etc.

It all depends what plan it is, and how long it takes. I have a tendency to drop things once I am not longer interested in them, but this might be just me, unrelated to autism.

Challenges with starting also need mention - anybody a self-starter? Starting, follow-thorugh, and everything in-between can sometimes be challeging with the Autism Spectum.

With involvement with other people, it's best (yet not always possible) to have like-minded people "in the loop" - that is people who find consensus most important.

It takes quite a bit to make me self-start, but others have less chance. Once under way, I usually find that the job is bigger than expected. Sometimes I follow through, more often if others have gotten involved, and sometimes it seems not worth finishing. I have some great results, and quite a few half-done projects. One issue is that during the design phase, I see the thing as flawless, as if it had just sprung fully formed from the head of Zeus. By the time I'm done, it is just a collection of imperfections, where my skill or the supply chain forced compromises to be accepted.

for loads more info, search also for "executive function autism" on any search engine.

Experiences with multi-tasking?