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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
  • television

    The TV screen seems glaring.

    Have sensitive sight, hearing, and smell

    Naomi Higuchi
  • television

    Hear television sounds as coming from another room. Hear sounds as coming from wrong directions

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Naomi Higuchi
  • creative activities

    I can no longer enjoy photography, which used to be my hobby, as much. I cannot shoot photos the way I want to. For example, I cannot find right composition or focus.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot recognize shapes and sizes correctly

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot associate plane with space

    Chie Iida (alias)
  • taking walks

    When it is really dark, unable to find way around familiar streets and get lost while taking a walk

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Have poor vision in the dark

    Akio Murayama
  • taking walks

    Wander for 2 hours while taking a walk, having lost track of turns and directions

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    I found by myself a route where I do not get lost.
    Akio Murayama
  • hot spring/spa

    Hot spring water does not feel pleasant. It gives me an uncomfortable feeling similar to what I feel when wearing pajamas wet with night sweats.

    Have altered skin sensations

    Naomi Higuchi
  • beauty care/relaxation

    When I am thinking about aromatherapy, I smell my favorite aroma, which does not actually exist.

    Feel as if you are sensing smells that should not be there

    Naomi Higuchi
  • appreciating art

    I feel anxious and tense all the way to the exhibition and am exhausted by the time I arrive at the venue.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    I feel more comfortable if I can go to my destination with someone. If I get lost alone, I will ask someone who seems easy to talk to.
    Akio Kakishita
  • appreciating art

    Movies are long. It is hard to keep my concentration because I lose track of the storyline halfway.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Akio Kakishita
  • appreciating art

    When I am looking around with others in a museum, I feel anxious because I cannot tell what I am looking at.

    Become easily fatigued, mentally and physically

    Akio Kakishita
  • appreciating art

    If there are multiple exhibitions being held at a museum or there are many people, it becomes difficult for me to tell where the exhibit I want to see is or where I am walking.

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

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Akio Kakishita
  • appreciating art

    Waves appear to be actually moving in photos of the ocean

    Stationary objects appear to be in motion

    Naomi Higuchi
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    classes

    It is difficult to understand lectures and take notes in class.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot recall letters and sentences

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Mix things up if you try to do more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    I write down only what I find striking. Although I might be a let-down as a student, I am trying to learn as much as I can by attending classes.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • reading/writing Chinese characters

    writing letters, words and sentences

    I cannot tell the difference among a, e, and o in the English alphabet, and the letters appear to be connected.

    Cannot recall letters and sentences

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Visually misperceive things

    I sometimes change the font to one that is easier to read before I work on a text. I use the Internet for news, etc., rather than newspapers.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • reading letters, words and sentences

    writing letters, words and sentences

    It is difficult for me to grasp a lot of information from a bird's eye view and then summarize its main points.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Naomi Higuchi
  • reading books

    classes

    I forget about reading books altogether even though I have read them. I read long ones over from the beginning.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Enjoying the moment and making notes of sentences and authors that struck me.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • stationery

    Forgetful. Make notes out of worry

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Satsuki Ito
  • stationery

    Even if I can put my fingers in the scissors handle, it is difficult for me to cut paper because I do not know how to move the paper and the scissors.

    Cannot sense or operate one's own body

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    I cannot write letters. It is difficult to hold the pen. It is also difficult to find where to place the pen and to figure out how to move it.

    Cannot write neatly

    Cannot tell distance

    Cannot tell depth

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    Ideas for sentences come up, but I cannot organize them in my mind and put them into structured sentences.

    Cannot recall letters and sentences

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Naomi Higuchi
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