Don't use plastic cutting boards, they'll leach microplastics into your food. Don't use wood, it can harbor bacteria. Don't use metal, glass, or stone, they'll dull your knives. So what am I supposed to use to cut this apple?
For masked Autistic people, comparison often runs even deeper because:
•We’ve spent years tracking others for “rules” on how to behave.
•Our self-worth often gets tied to whether we appear “normal” enough.
•Being “different” is repeatedly framed as “less than,” which can supercharge shame when we compare ourselves to neurotypical peers.
Subtle signs of audhd in women
1. Feeling unable to start a task until you know every step involved.
2. Becoming overwhelmed when someone watches you do something you're perfectly capable of doing alone.
3. Creating systems, spreadsheets, lists or categories for things that nobody else would think need organizing.
4. Feeling irritated when people ask vague questions instead of being specific.
5. Spending hours researching a purchase because choosing the wrong option feels disproportionately stressful.
6. Needing significant recovery time after socialising, even when you enjoyed it.
7. Feeling like you're constantly following invisible social rules that everyone else seems to understand naturally.
8. Abandoning an entire day because one thing didn't go to plan