Cooking with Autism

Is your life touched by Autism Spectrum Disorder? Are you a… Teacher looking for ready-to-use program materials?

looking for ready-to-use program materials? Parent eager to teach your son or daughter how to cook?

eager to teach your son or daughter how to cook? Service provider running group programs?

running group programs? Group home worker teaching cooking and good nutrition?

teaching cooking and good nutrition? Someone with special needs learning to cook?

learning to cook? Support worker trying to instill some independence?

trying to instill some independence? Job coach teaching employment skills?

teaching employment skills? Friend or relative looking for the right gift?

looking for the right gift? Librarian selecting materials for patrons dealing with disabilities in their own lives or the lives of others?

selecting materials for patrons dealing with disabilities in their own lives or the lives of others? Sibling looking for activities to share with your brother or sister? Then Coach in the Kitchen is ideal for you. And there’s nothing else like it. Anywhere. AFA’s Cooking School AFA’s cooking school is a unique program designed to meet the needs of high-functioning individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Operated in a specially designed kitchen, the classes accommodate four students and their one-on-one coaches for 8-week sessions.

The school has been operating since 2002, with measurable success for a wide range of learning styles.

Each class culminates in a full-course meal shared by students and coaches, where students are assisted and encouraged to develop social skills in a natural dining room environment.

Learn more about this program, and how it might be adapted for your community.

Coach in the Kitchen is a one-of-a-kind cookbook, designed for those who need extra help in the kitchen. 290 pages of task-analysed recipes – broken into small steps, expressed in simple clear terms.

This cookbook makes explicit everything that chefs with special needs require for success in the kitchen

Delicious meals your whole family can enjoy.

Instructions suitable for a wide range of learning styles.

Triple-tested by students and their coaches in the cooking school we’ve run since 2002.

For teens and adults with Aspergers and other forms of autism, these recipes are designed to be clear and easy to follow.

Although specially developed for those with Aspergers and other forms of autism, the cookbook is perfect for anyone learning to cook – whether or not they have special needs. Learn more about this cookbook and these unique recipes.