The main benefits can simply being sure you are (or aren’t) autistic. You can also have accommodations. Whether you want to get into a diagnosis process or not it can be interesting to talk to a therapist

Cooking time is very variable, focus more on the look, smell and taste than a precise timing. Taste regularly. Cooking is all about experience so the only way to really get better at it is to try and retry, taking notes may help.

I take breaks until I’m ready to start. Risky but work for me

It feel like they think to me, I don’t know if it’s really the case but it’s still heartwarming. I got pants, not too hot, not too tight, with enough cotton. It’s like it give a meaning to the hours I spent without finding a good pant.

Worse, I didn’t learned to hide it.