Any other Aspie have this issue?

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Today we had a cookout at my sister Erica's house. Usually it's after 3PM but today she called at 1:30 and asked if we (me/family) could come right then. This through me out of wack. I'm used to going after 3. So it "broke my routine" I guess plus I was already in the middle of eating lunch so I wasn't even hungry for the cookout. At the cookout there were 20+ people and I wanted crab but didn't want to bother anyone by asking them how to crack it open and such so I just grabbed a plate of beans and a brownie and that's all I ate. I was so upset by all this I started having a meltdown crying! Can anyone relate? If so how should I cope? Surely having a BF you're going to meet his family (perhaps maybe a big family) In life you're going to have times change on you and NT's don't freak out having a crying meltdown if times change for something. Any help. I know this issue is rare for me but it's sometimes overwhelming the 20+ people and I DO get really upset if the "routine" is changed and I planned on something.

It's annoying when people change their plans, especially if it means going someplace earlier than I'm supposed to, heh. I would rather procrastinate. Usually, what I do in situations like this is focus on the food, if there is food. If there isn't food, I try to bring something to do. This keeps my mind off what's going on around me.

Yes, I hate it when that happens. For some reason people frown on tardiness but think that earlier is always better. Sometimes one falls behind schedule and can't make it up but as far as I'm concerned there's no excuse for being early.