#iadl

[antonsautismlife]

Today the day centre was closed and I already wanted to try to cook a more complicated food than instant soup or other instant meal completely on my own for 1-2 weeks. So I did it today.

In the morning I went to the grocery store with my shopping trolley to buy the ingredients. I only bought some ingredients because we already had the others at the group home and I was allowed to use them. It was raining but I wanted to go by foot the male more steps today.

When I came home I waited 45 minutes because it was too early to start.

Then I started. At first I peeled the potatoes and other vegetables and cut it into small pieces. Than I cooked them in a pot. And added water with a cube for making soup inside (I can't find the English name. Edit: it are bullions thanks to kiku). Then I let it cook for some time and then I cut the sausage to the pot. Later I added salt and such stuff.

The soup was yummy.

I knew I definitely will be able to cook this soup but it was easier than I thought. But I needed more time then I thought.

[chrome-barkz-aac]

so, me and my dad had a long conversation today about support needs, and how to manage them. because i only struggle with iADLs (barring the trouble with grooming that i have) i should be able to live independently, but unless i have help to do certain things (like chores or paying bills) i simply don't do them. i asked my dad how HE managed (he has ADHD and similar struggles with chores and bills, but he doesn't struggle with grooming like i do) and he said he bounced a lot of checks and his mom helped him with his laundry when he was in college. and he lived at home so he didn't have to worry about cleaning except for some chores he would help out with. what im saying is the responsibility of housekeeping for a whole apartment was off of his shoulders.

i want to go back to college in the fall but im worried that i'll struggle with those things again and my life will fall apart like it did last time (getting yelled at for not doing chores, breaking down over laundry, failing classes, meltdowns, etc).

i brought up living in a group home and said that although it would provide the support i need, i was worried that they only accepted MSN autistics. theyre also really expensive and idk if theres one thats a close distance from my university. it would be a good solution if i continue to lose skills (which i think i am, im having a harder time masking and keep losing speech even when calm)

my dad suggested living in the same city as he and my family and transferring schools but i want to go back to my lab at my current school and they have a much better biology program up in DFW than they do here. i could definitely benefit from the added support of my family though.

does ne 1 have ne ideas? or ways that they cope with iADL struggles? im trying to strategize early so that it doesnt sneak up on me.

[awtistix]

Eating is hard!! Making food is hard!!! Getting everything out and together. The numbers to measure and heat up stuff. It gets so scrambled in my brain. I stare and stare and stare. I still forget and and get confused. It stops me from eating. I also don't even remember to eat a lot of the time. I have been underweight because of these things. Eating is very slow and I often need reminders to keep eating to finish food.

1. Grocery - I get lost and I wander (need find exit and find person task) + I can't drive 2. Making food - scrambled and confused by numbers and ingredients and time to heat up 3. Planning - forget to eat 4. Slow eating and often forget to finish food without prompting

[leedoobles]

*changes the title 6 chapters in* this is fine 😎 anyway go read IADL ;0

“Peter Orso.” She said it casually as she sat down, and it almost took Peter a minute to recognize the name. He’d had more cover identities in the past ten years than he had fingers and toes, and Orso wasn’t a name he’d heard directed at him in a long time. “You do recall your own name, do you not, Agent P?” Hoffman asked, smirking when Peter twitched a couple of fingers in acknowledgment. “Good, since you’ll be using it for a while.”

[whatshouldwecallchronicillness]

Getting back to cooking after surgery...

[memesnotwelcome]

Compiled by human rights experts from multiple countries, saying that systemic historical abuse violates international law and can meet the legal definition of crimes against humanity.

"Report of the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence against People of African Descent in the U.S"

[chrome-barkz-aac]

“yeah dude i’m so fucking good at IADLs you can call me the IADLinator”

-the liar

[awetistix]

I am have food. food is good, still I have hard time finish.