TedW,

Welcome to NeuroTalk.

I am also not a software developer but I think I have some ideas. I learned a tiny bit of original Apple Basic so I understand how the application can jump around.

As you write code, you are doing a juggling like skill. You need to keep all the balls in the air at the same time. This can be difficult with PCS. The memory load needed to keep track of each 'ball' of code is often more than the PCS brain can handle.

You may do better if you can find a new way to juggle the balls that does not require so much dependence on keeping the information in mind memory and instead uses a visual or other memory aid. When I was doing complex document creation, I needed multiple screens with all of the different information tiled on screen where I could scan to find it rather than cascaded where I would have to remember which tab it was hidden under.

Think of it as going 'old school' with on-paper organizational charts.

What kind of cognitive therapy are you receiving ? What are the objective of your CT ?