Neurodivergent-Friendly Cooking App That Filters Recipes by Executive Function Demand
The AuDHD Cookbook (published 2025) proved demand by categorizing 100 recipes by cognitive load, sensory profile, and executive function demand. But no app does this. Neurodivergent cooks need recipes filtered by current energy level, sensory tolerance, and number of steps, not by cuisine or calorie count. Tiimo handles task scheduling but not recipes. Cookbooks exist but can't adapt to daily fluctuating capacity.
The recipe database is the easy part. The hard part is the metadata: every recipe needs energy-level tags, sensory profile (noise, smell intensity, texture), step count, and active vs passive time. Partner with the cookbook authors who already did this work rather than starting from scratch.
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Cookbooks have validated the concept of energy-tiered, sensory-aware recipes, but no app implements it. The gap is a recipe app where I'm exhausted and can't handle loud noises or strong smells is a valid search filter that returns 3-ingredient microwave meals, not Gordon Ramsay.