I don't *think* I'm auti (could be aspie maybe - never been
   checked) but yeah, it's how I think most of the time too. If
   there's a point, I'll miss it every time - gets me in trouble to
   this day. I played outside a lot as a kid, even after i
   discovered video games -- but if my mom ever had to say "Go
   outside and play" and I was in the middle of a game, I would
   have gotten the Intellivision controller, stretched it out the
   window and done exactly that, thinking I was successfully
   following instructions :) "