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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
  • reading letters, words and sentences

    When reading a text and there is a line break, my eyes do not automatically go to the next line, and I cannot understand the text.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot tell directions or loss of spatial orientation

    Mayumi Yamada
  • newspaper

    When reading newspapers, I see bugs, which do not actually exist, flying right in front of my eyes.

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • reading/writing Chinese characters

    I do not recognize "仏" as one Chinese character and read it as "イ" and "ム" (two Japanese katakana alphabets)

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Naomi Higuchi
  • reading/writing Chinese characters

    I cannot write the Chinese character "超".

    Cannot recall letters and sentences

    Naomi Higuchi
  • reading/writing Chinese characters

    Read the surname "Ito" as "Ifuji"

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    Naomi Higuchi
  • reading books

    I forget the plot of the novel and read it several times over.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Osamu Miyazawa
  • work speed

    computer work

    Organizing documents and writing emails, which did not take much time before, now take a lot of time.

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Chie Iida (alias)
  • colleagues

    work procedures

    I sometimes have difficulty judging who to ask for help when I have questions at work.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Recall erroneous memories (mix up memories)

    Storing notes about colleagues that include information on length of service, job title and responsibilities, and then judging who to ask based on the information
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • detail-oriented work

    work speed

    work procedures

    It is difficult for me to remember tasks at work in the way I used to. Reading instructions is also difficult.

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    Cannot process more than one thing that you see/hear simultaneously

    Doing tasks while summarizing the main points of information, storing them in a database that I created for myself and constantly referring to and revising the information
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • colleagues

    meetings

    I cannot remember the names of even the members of our regular meetings.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Attending while making and looking at a simple seating chart to see who is sitting where
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • job information/knowledge

    superiors

    Get reprimanded for writing something random on slips at work, unable to tell what to write

    What you see/hear immediately disappears from memory

    What pops into your head immediately disappears from memory

    Akio Murayama
  • writing letters, words and sentences

    I cannot do my writing work without focusing solely on the task.

    Cannot perform more than one thing simultaneously

    Naomi Higuchi
  • password

    job information/knowledge

    I cannot remember my personal identification number.

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Naomi Higuchi
  • colleagues

    name

    I cannot remember the names of my colleagues at work.

    Cannot retain/recall names of people

    Naomi Higuchi
  • work procedures

    TO DO

    I feel scared of myself because I never know what mistakes I might make at work.

    Be depressed/anxious

    Naomi Higuchi
  • work procedures

    TO DO

    I make a series of mistakes at work every day and feel mentally stressed out.

    Be depressed/anxious

    Naomi Higuchi
  • TO DO

    I can no longer tell whether I have properly completed the tasks that need to be done for the day.

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

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    As soon as I receive a task, I write it on a sticky note and post it at the power button of my computer. I make sure that I have finished it before I leave.
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • superiors

    I do not remember what I did at work and get scolded by my manager.

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

    Naomi Higuchi
  • detail-oriented work

    job information/knowledge

    There are many things I cannot do without being taught because I do not understand complex information.

    Cannot process more than one thing that you see/hear simultaneously

    Cannot recall processes and procedures to accomplish things

    Cannot integrate/process more than one piece of information

    In return for being taught, I will actively do things that I can do (for example, changing garbage bags for shredders, faxing and distributing mail).
    Chie Iida (alias)
  • job information/knowledge

    毎日使っている職場の内線番号が思い出せない

    Cannot retain/recall numbers and symbols

    Write down the extension number in my notebook and always carry it with me
    Naomi Higuchi
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