my girl friend isn't understanding my mental schedule

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I've been with my girl friend for almost a year and half, shes knows I'm high functioning autistic and trys to understand what I go through and stuff, but tonight I feel like she isn't understanding me. I have a big problem with a mental schedule that can't be broken, I keep trying to explain it to her and give her examples, but I feel like she isn't getting it. We've been calling eachother for the last few nights and then when we get off I go straight to bed, thats my routine. The cordless phone that I normally use doesn't work right now because my sister threw away the batteries. Normally I leave it in my room after I go to sleep and put it back on the charger in the living room in the morning. The landmine phone that I tried to put back in my room won't work for whatever reason, so I can't use a phone in my room to talk to her. We have a cordless downstairs, but my parents don't want it left in my room all night. She asked why I couldn't just take it downstairs after we're done talking. I told her I couldn't because taking it downstairs instead of going straight to bed like I normally would wasn't part of my schedule, and I can't break it. I kept trying to explain it to her, but she doesn't understand why I can't just break my schedule if I wana talk to her that bad.....I don't know how else to try to explain it to her, and all it's doing right now is leading to a lot of arguing.....

Try it for her once, regardless of how bothersome it may be, and then if it doesn't work, you can say you tried it, and it didn't work, and I think she'll be more forgiving then. =P

I can't really think of anything to tell you other than your a 21 year old guy, don't let some silly routine get in your way of doing ANYTHING. I can't blame your girlfriend for being annoyed, unless you have OCD or something you should be able to break a routine. Sorry if this is a bit harsh, i just don't want something so simple to cause you problems in your relationship.

First we need to establish whether this is an Obsessive compulsive routine or a general life organising one.

I can understand how changes in these can be annoying, breaking an OCD one is a lot of work, i've been there, and I've also have had to break organisation ones - less difficult, but do-able.

What you need to do is realise complications and change have come up - as they will throughout life. You need to create a routine to replace your old one. Can you think of a new one that you may be able to get used to?

I don't know much about your life, but what other things do you do at night? Do you ever need to bring anything downstairs through the course of the night?

if you can't even call her, you don't deserve having a gf

change shoes, it is YOU who desn't understand that she wants to talk with you.

btw get this book, it's about $9USD, it'll cure you 100% guaranteed (honest): Man's search for meaning, by Viktor Frankl (nazi camp survivor and) founder/father of logotherapy:

Jesus dude, just buy another phone already. It's not that hard. Or get the landline phone to work. Phones are cheap, cheaper than wasting a relationship over a stupid argument.

I have to agree with most people here and say that you might need to change your routine. I know it's hard, as I have routines myself. Try phoning her from downstairs once to see if you can do it. Change.your routine slowly. If that works, perhaps you can change it to a new routine that works for both you and your girlfriend.

Hope this works.