Sensory & Self Regulation
Areas of Occupation
ADLs
100

Demonstrate a calming technique 

Breathing

100

What IADL includes washing drying and folding clothes

laundry

100

These ADLs all occur in the bathroom

Bathing/showering, grooming, toileting, handwashing

200

Name the 8th sense

Interoception 

200

What IADL involves writing a list and picking out items from the store?

 shopping

200

This ADL for our students/residents requires MAP certified providers

medication management

300

This part of the brain that fires when we are getting overwhelmed

Amygdala

300

What is an area of occupation often overlooked?

sleep/rest

300

This ADL requires education around consent and privacy

sexual activity

400

this technique such as weighted blankets or deep pressure can calm the nervous system

deep touch or proprioceptive input 

400

What area of occupation is crucial in adolescence

What is social participation (or work)

400

This ADL might include can involve individual expression or sensory preferences. 

dressing

500

This assessment by Winnie Dunn helps us identify sensory processing patterns such as seekers or avoiders

The Sensory Profile 

500

Why is the area of play/leisure important?

overall well being 

500

These ADLs involve interoceptive cues our students often miss

toileting, eating, sleeping,