Time to change perception about the relationship of autism to change?

I concur in that my issue is unpredictability of things.

My autism assessment medical report lists a few of the ways I fit the ‘Resistance to Change’ category, yet the terminology makes me feel like I’m reading a school report of very naughty and obtuse behaviour. “ArchaeC is obstreperous and despite having had numerous opportunities to reflect on her behaviour and improve her attitude…”

Perhaps I am overly sensitive as I struggled at school, but it makes me feel as if I am just being stubborn for the sake of it.

Whats wrong with being uncomfortable with some changes, as said above not all changes are for the better and most people have change foisted upon them with little or no consultation and it adds to a general feeling of the world being out of control. I wonder if this is contributing to the rise of populism around the world? Populism always seems to be about doing things as they were done in the past without any regard to the practicalities or whether those things were good. I think good changes fit pretty seemlessly into our lives and enhance life, not restrict it or cause massive inconvenience.

I think "resistance to change" lable, is a power trip, think about the sorts of people and thier agendas who use this sort of thing? How often is this lable used to discriminate or punish people? Often people might be unaware of any changes made and then get discriminated against because of it.

I think a lot of change is for the sake of being seen to be doing something, like the introduction of ID cards, we have the laws needed already to deal with illegal migrants getting housing or work, they're just not enforced. Or things get "professionalised" like needing an audiologist to syringe your ears rather than the practice nurse, now getting your ears syringed is mostly done privately as there aren't enough audiologists.

Yes this. It's things being unpredictable that I really struggle with. Not knowing what to expect. Or just not making sense. If a change makes sense I'm far more able to manage it. Changes that don't make sense baffle and irritate me. I also do much better with a reason why. If I know why something is changing it's much easier. I do benefit from some processing time for change too, again I think because it lets me know what to expect.

Being given notice of a change is important for me, too. I think it goes back to things being predictable. If I'm given enough time, I can predict what may or may not happen and slowly integrate that into my overall model of the upcoming situation. Then, when the time comes, I don't have to think about those things consciously, as all that thinking has been done ahead of time. I can just focus on the one or two things that I need to focus on. My monotropic brain can handle that.

I do often joke though when spending on card I don’t use cash becuase I don’t like change and tj be fair as long as I have weeks or months or on rare occasions days notice can be ok 

My problem isn't with "change" per se, it's with "unpredictability". The one tends to lead to the other if it's not managed carefully.

I think predictability is important for a monotropic brain. If I can only focus on one or two things, then I need everything else to happen predictably, so my focus is not diverted. If I cannot focus on what I need to focus on because my limited attention resources are being dragged to things that are happening in ways I did not expect, then I'll start to get overwhelmed and stressed really quickly. I can usually manage, but I'm not functioning nearly as well as I would like. I'm also probably starting to give off the "weirdo" vibe, as I haven't got the resources left to keep the mask in place.

My ADHD brain loves change and novelty, but my Autistic brain likes those to happen in an orderly and predictable way.