Looking for an object when it's right in front of you

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Looking for something when it is in front of your face is a common trait in my family, even among the NT's.

I don't think it's really an Aspie trait, because I see NTs do this all the time, but there are some people I know who get asked to pass an object and they see it straight away, and I wish I was like that.

But once when I was running a tombola stall, and someone had a winning number, and I was looking at each and every object on the table and I could not find the object with the won number on, and the customer said, ''it's there - right in front of you,'' and another customer said, ''hurry up!'' I felt so hustled. But when I'm on my own or just with one other person who I feel comfortable with, I never miss objects at all - only when I'm dealing with lots of people. I wonder if it's lack of confidence.

I believe this is more a optical recognition "reflex" than an aspie/nt
I have found that if Im looking for an item, I expect it to be in a certain orientation, therefore I have a picture in thought of what Im looking for. If the item isnt just like the one Im thinking...I skip right past it. Even worse if its partially covered up and I can only see part of it I'll be looking for something face up and if its face down.....thats not it

Putting things in a place. I know where it is, I know where i left it,....for a reason.. So I can find it "Dont move it and tell me you forgot where you put it"

Finding things in a hurry.....becomes even worse when everyone around is talking,or commenting negatively

"Brain Jungle"....love that term......

I think it's a deficient executive functions "thing". I have been diagnosed with AS, NVLD and ADHD(PI) ...all of which I think I do in fact have ........and all of which are associated with deficits in executive functioning so I don’t know what to attribute this to but this happens to me ALL THE TIME!