Are people with ASC always neat and organised

I’m very tidy and everything has to be in order, labels at the front in food cupboards, things categorised in my wardrobe and neatly folded and things in line. For me I don’t think that is OCD as I don’t feel the need to check things over and over again I believe it’s more about order and something my mother said I did as a child. 
There are occasions where I don’t have the energy to be that way but eventually it has to be corrected.

I am quite disorganised though and very often struggle with how to start something, coupled with poor time management and mixed up priorities this causes me quite a bit of distress. 

Take5 said:

I am quite disorganised though and very often struggle with how to start something, coupled with poor time management and mixed up priorities this causes me quite a bit of distress.

Your home sounds perfect - all those labels at the front of food cupboards, and neatly folded and categorised clothes. You could be describing the ‘after’ in a ‘before and after’ home makeover programme.

I identify strongly with struggling to start something and poor time management. But unlike you, I’m not a tidy person. Until recently, I believed I was naturally lazy, despite having worked for a large chunk of my life and achieving success in higher education. Perfectionism means I aspire to things such as a perfectly organised and tidy home, but it has to feel ‘just right’. The house is sometimes quite untidy, but mostly reasonably tidy.

I wouldn’t wish the distress that can come with struggling to start something on anyone, but it is helpful to know I’m not alone. 

Take5 said:

I am quite disorganised though and very often struggle with how to start something, coupled with poor time management and mixed up priorities this causes me quite a bit of distress.

Your home sounds perfect - all those labels at the front of food cupboards, and neatly folded and categorised clothes. You could be describing the ‘after’ in a ‘before and after’ home makeover programme.

I identify strongly with struggling to start something and poor time management. But unlike you, I’m not a tidy person. Until recently, I believed I was naturally lazy, despite having worked for a large chunk of my life and achieving success in higher education. Perfectionism means I aspire to things such as a perfectly organised and tidy home, but it has to feel ‘just right’. The house is sometimes quite untidy, but mostly reasonably tidy.

I wouldn’t wish the distress that can come with struggling to start something on anyone, but it is helpful to know I’m not alone.