Definition
Activities oriented toward taking care of one’s own body. These activities are fundamental to living in a social world; they enable basic survival and well-being.
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Any spontaneous or organized activity that provides enjoyment, entertainment, amusement, or diversion.
Play
Which of the following is NOT an ADL?
-Showering
-Deodorant
-Sleeping
Sleeping
What does Brianna do for a job?
O_________ T___________
Occupational Therapist
Activities to support daily life within the home and community that often require more complex interactions than those used in ADLs. This includes caring for others.
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (iADL)
Occupations to support desired engagement in community and family activities as well as those involving peers and friends. Social participation can occur in person or through remote technologies such as telephone calls, computer interaction, and video conferencing.
Social Participation
Which of the following IS an iADL?
-Working
-Playing video games
-Chores
Chores
What does Grace do for a job?
SLP
Activities needed for learning and participating in the educational environment. Includes academic, nonacademic, extracurricular, and vocational activities.
Education
Non-obligatory activity that is intrinsically motivated and engaged in during discretionary time which means time not committed to work, self-care, or sleep.
Leisure
Which category does cooking spaghetti and meatballs fall under?
-Rest/Sleep
-Leisure
-iADL
iADL!
What does Sue do for a job?
B _ _ _
BCBA
Activities related to obtaining restorative rest and sleep to support healthy, active engagement in other occupations.
Rest and Sleep
Labor or exertion; to make, construct, manufacture, form, fashion, or shape objects; to organize, plan or evaluate services or processes of living or governing; committed occupations that are performed with or without financial reward.
Work
Which category does watching a movie fall under?
-ADL
-Leisure
-Work
Leisure
What does Bill do for a job?
P_____________
Psychologist