A nack for not following directions carefully

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This is a symptom of my impulsivity, my mind just skips a beat as I read directions and a crucial detail missed in the reading bites me in the butt. I care a great deal about closely following the directions and getting the job done right, yet it always seems that I'm learning as I make mistakes, as opposed to before mistakes can be made. This tends to go against aspergers and close adherence to details; maybe it's early frustrations with reading fluency or reading comprehension (ie a deep rooted aversion to reading) or my strong ADHD, I have a really hard time soaking in every bit of information as I go along, and in both class and work settings, and it seems like a never ending pattern: I can say I'll nail down the instructions this time, yet in some shape or form some important detail I missed seems to find me again.

Yep....my experience is similar to yours.

I sometimes have problems understanding or remembering directions & I think it's due to my dyslexia & ADD.

I get this too, although I've never been formally diagnosed with ADHD. Pointing doesn't work with me either, or going 'there'. I always put the thing in the wrong place, never the right 'there.' Moving furniture with my father can be very difficult.

I only have this problem with verbal instructions. If they're written down I'm completely fine.