Reacting to change

in General ASD
How do you react to change? Like, if your routines change, plans that are made suddenly change, etc.
I've noticed that even minor changes stress me out and overwhelm me. Something like having to work an hour earlier will stress me out for the whole day, or the order of things that I do during the day changing will make me worry. If I have something planned and anything about it changes or it gets canceled I also worry about that.
I ask a lot of the same questions to people in my family to make sure that things like plans or routines will stay the same, or if something does change that I can try to prepare for it. I get really bad anxiety if I don't know what's going on or if something is going to change.
I spend a lot of days really overstimulated because despite trying to be prepared things constantly change, and most things are unpredictable. Today was one of those days and it always leaves me exhausted.
I've noticed that even minor changes stress me out and overwhelm me. Something like having to work an hour earlier will stress me out for the whole day, or the order of things that I do during the day changing will make me worry. If I have something planned and anything about it changes or it gets canceled I also worry about that.
I ask a lot of the same questions to people in my family to make sure that things like plans or routines will stay the same, or if something does change that I can try to prepare for it. I get really bad anxiety if I don't know what's going on or if something is going to change.
I spend a lot of days really overstimulated because despite trying to be prepared things constantly change, and most things are unpredictable. Today was one of those days and it always leaves me exhausted.
Comments
My current circumstances are much more predictable and accommodating to my needs so I have had the fortune of having limited recent examples of distress caused by changes in the environment. Being able to have control over my own belongings and having my comforting but limited dietary choices has been very pleasant as of late.
I would definitely recommend to look into a term called "autistic inertia" which is used to describe the experiences that you are having. You may also find some practical advice to help in managing those difficulties.