It's very common for people with AS to have a deficit in what they call "cognitive functioning". This means we can have difficulty with 'understanding the concept of time', 'processing information', 'predicting consequences of an action', and 'executive functioning'.

All of this leads to bad time management, and an inability or difficulty in planning and executing activities. There are numerous occasions where I have multiple things to do, and I end up doing none of them because I literally just can't decide which one to do first. It's the same reason I can't be asked what I'd like for dinner, because if I'm asked or given options, then I simply wont eat because I can't make my mind up about what to eat. If I have to (not that it happens often, once every two years maybe) go to a restaurant, I always order the same thing without even looking at the menu. If I open the menu, I'm not going to eat.

If I need to do something that isn't part of my daily routine, I really struggle, and I mean really struggle. It's something that takes me weeks to psych myself up for. This weekend, my mum has gone to visit relatives so I am in the house by myself. I already know that this means I wont eat properly for the next few days. I'll probably not go to bed at any 'normal' hour. I wont see anybody or speak to anybody, and there is a good chance I'll lose several hours if I start doing something I enjoy. Without somebody here to prod me and get me to move onto the next task, I just lose all track of time and forget there are other things needing done.

It's important to remember that AS is a spectrum disorder, so it affects everybody slightly differently and to a different degree. Some people are more impaired than others.