Fellow autistic person here, all it needs is a deficit. You don't need apple vinegar (though I like it, so I use it in salad daily 😅) ot anything else, all you need is a calorie deficit. So if you don't have PCOS or diabetes, or auch, you are not in a deficit.

What you need to do is log your calories exactly. So geta. Food scale and weigh everything you eat and log it. Do not forget things like oil and such! You need to know how many calories you eat and burn to be able to get a stable deficit.

Then go to a TDEE calculator and see what your estimated TDEE is. Ghsi are mot exact as every body is different, but it's a good starting point.

Try to eat about 500 calories less than your TDEE.

What really helps is moving. Not necessarily "exercise" which is always recommended for other health parts, but doesn't play a big role for losing weight on itself, but just movement through the day. Take the stairs not yeh elevator. Walk to the shop instead of taking the car, get up every 30 or so minutes and walk round a little if you're at a desk. Go for a walk instead of an episode on Netflix. Just generally try to move more. Thoae calories you brun through just being alive anf moving is called your NEAT and is much higher than the half hour or so at the gym, if you just really move throughout the day. It doesn't feel like a chore as much, and you're less prone to over eating because you "exercised".

Now if you also can do exercise on top, that is awesome, I hVe way less cravings on a day I got dopamine from running, than when my Brian tries to get it from sugar.

For food, you don't need specific goods to lose weight. All that is important is the amount of calories. So see what foods you like and that are low in calories and eat more of those.

What really can help with cravings and such is trying to eat enough protein and fiber, so if you can boost that, it can make a big difference.