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For the explanation of areas of daily living, click here

WEAR

accessories

makeup

umbrella

footwear

choosing clothes

storing clothes

changing clothes

packing

changing clothes for the season

grooming

socks

EAT

nibbling while cooking

smell/aroma

stove

refrigerator

kitchen knife

taste/flavor

product packages

clearing up after meals

menu/recipe

cooking appliances

cooking process

cooking time

meal timing

preparing meals

tiredness after meals

dining table

eating utensils

RESIDE

disposing of garbage

schedule

door

wall

bedroom

floor

cleaning up

searching things

daily routine

clock

washing machine

hanging laundry

organizing things

window

key

BUDGET

using ATM machines

bank transfer

loan

insurance

making deposits and withdrawals

household budget

pension

guardian of adult

password

public assistance

inheritance

tax

savings/investment

lease agreement

passbook/cash card/seal

electricity/gas/water

BUY

cash register

shoplifting

store entrance

selecting items

bringing items home

replacing electrical appliances

small change

bagging items

calculation

wallet

shopping basket

shopping cart

shopping list

store shelves

store announcements

CARE

bath

care plan

lavatory

nursing care insurance system/services

nursing care facilities

hospitalization

physicians/nurses

taking drugs

medical tests

brushing teeth

hydration

counseling and support offices

people to talk to/partners

sleeping

nursing care professionals

diagnoses

hospital visits

exercising

disability certificate

MOVE

escalator

elevators

directional signs

car navigation system

bus

going in reverse

transfers

reservations

transportation IC cards

traffic light

driving licensing system

exits

tickets

unfamiliar places

ticketing machines

maps

belongings

train stations

pedestrian crossing

walking

destinations

airport

bicycle

following distance

driving: other

driving route

running speed

stairs

train

train stations

parking lot

SOCIALIZE

presents

E-mails/Line/Messenger

conversation

public space

public procedures

ceremonial occasions: coming of age, marriage, funeral and ancestral worship

name

Faces of family and friends

Place to be

memory

letters/New Year's greeting cards

get-togethers for them

promise

events

mail/home delivery

telephone/smartphone

dinner/drinking parties

PLAY

karaoke/singing songs

jogging

sports

television

hotel

creative activities

taking walks

trips

hot spring/spa

beauty care/relaxation

appreciating art

STUDY

blog/SNS

entrance examination

foreign language

classes

stationery

writing letters, words and sentences

reading letters, words and sentences

newspaper

reading/writing Chinese characters

presentation meetings/social gatherings/lectures

reading books

looking up things

WORK

TO DO

computer work

floor/seating

presentation

superiors

job information/knowledge

work procedures

meetings

work speed

colleagues

exchanging business cards

customer-facing/sales

recruitment

personnel transfer/demotion

detail-oriented work

leaving employment

  • 11 Areas of Daily Living
    Daily Living Challenge
    DATA
    the Mental or Physical Dysfunction
    Knowledge
    Person
  • parking lot

    bicycle

    I forget where I left my bicycle. There were even instances when I forgot whether I had come on my bicycle or not.

    Cannot retain/recall your own behavior, experiences, and habits

    Cannot retain/recall places and landmarks

    When I leave my bicycle, I make notes on my phone of numbers or other features around it. I sometimes even take photos before leaving.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • bicycle

    自転車のブレーキが握れず、爆走してしまう

    Cannot turn thoughts into actions

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • following distance

    When I am in the passenger seat, the car does not appear to be driving in the middle of the road.

    Cannot tell distance

    Naomi Higuchi
  • driving: other

    When driving, I see big bugs that do not actually exist.

    Feel as if you are seeing things that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • driving: other

    While driving at night, I thought I saw a person in a place where I would not expect see to person, but it was building materials.

    Visually misperceive things

    Naomi Higuchi
  • driving: other

    I see a woman, who is not actually there, in the passenger seat of my car.

    Feel as if you are seeing things that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • driving: other

    I see spiders, which do not actually exist, in the car.

    Feel as if you are seeing things that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • stairs

    If I look at my feet on the stairs, my feet stop moving. I struggle to decide where to put my feet next.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    I can go up and down the stairs if I divert my attention by looking at the wall some distance ahead.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • train

    If I do something else while on the train, I cannot get off at the station where I should.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    I used to read books and look at my smart phone, but now I do nothing while I am on board.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • train stations

    train

    I forget to get off the train at the station where I should get off. I take the train heading to the opposite direction to get back to the destination station.

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • train

    I cannot tell which direction the train is going.

    Cannot retain/recall your own behavior, experiences, and habits

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Naomi Higuchi
  • parking lot

    Look everywhere for the car after forgetting where it is parked

    Cannot retain/recall your own behavior, experiences, and habits

    Cannot retain/recall places and landmarks

    Satsuki Ito
  • parking lot

    When I park the car, the distances to the cars parked on the left and right appear very different.

    Cannot tell distance

    Naomi Higuchi
  • parking lot

    I panic because the car that I think I have parked appears to be advancing towards me.

    Stationary objects appear to be in motion

    Naomi Higuchi
  • taking walks

    Unable to get back home, and walk around the same area several times

    Cannot retain/recall places and landmarks

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Akio Murayama
  • traffic light

    taking walks

    I cannot pay attention to traffic signals while taking a walk.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Mayumi Yamada
  • promise

    schedule

    There have been times when I almost forgot about appointments where I invited someone myself.

    Cannot retain/recall your plans and schedule

    Narrowing down the circle of friends and making appointments only with a limited number of friends
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • E-mails/Line/Messenger

    computer work

    I sometimes think I have read an email and close it without actually finishing it.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    What pops into your head immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    When closing an email, scrolling it down to the bottom signature to make sure that I have read it all the way.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    public procedures

    I have difficulty writing my address, especially numbers.

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot write neatly

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Mayumi Yamada
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    public procedures

    I have difficulty filling out paperwork at the bank counter. I cannot write but need to fill it out at the counter. My family member hold my hand and sign documents for me.

    Cannot recall letters and sentences

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot write neatly

    Cannot tell distance

    Mayumi Yamada
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