By participating in the program, Cooking Club participants become more aware of time management and proper activity sequencing, as demonstrated by increased flexibility and more age-appropriate ability to make transitions. The program provides chances to improve social and emotional referencing of peers, as demonstrated by changing one’s own behavior in response to peer cues. Another beneficial consequence is the improvement of episodic memory as demonstrated by one’s recollection of sensory and shared emotional aspects of previous experiences, and based on their positive anticipation of upcoming events.

In plainer words, adults with IDDs have much to gain from these opportunities–emotionally, intellectually, and psychologically.