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Executive Function Makes Cooking Complex: Cooking requires managing multiple tasks at once, which challenges the executive function skills that ADHD affects. When you cook, you need to track several timers, remember which steps come next, and keep multiple pots on the stove at different temperatures.  For someone with ADHD, this mental juggling act becomes exhausting quickly. The brain has trouble switching between tasks smoothly, leading to burned food or forgotten ingredients.