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Typical Childhood
Occupations



Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) - self care activities, such as eating, dressing, bathing, oral care, hygiene, grooming, toileting, etc.

 

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) - activities that take place in broader home and community environments, such as helping with meals, using money, laundry, community mobility, cleaning, shopping, pet care, telephone use, etc.

  
 
Education/Work - participating in learning environments in academic or extracurricular activities, pre-vocational and vocational activities, etc.

 

Play/Leisure - independent and shared activities that provide enjoyment or entertainment, such as creative play, toys and games, sports, enjoying music, bike riding, fishing, reading, collecting, environmental activities, etc.

 

Social Participation - activities associated with interacting others, participating in a group, attending community events, enjoying friends, etc.

 

© 2005 Catherine Alguire, MLA, OTR/L and Megan Belasco, BS, OTS, Occupational Therapy Section
Center for the Study of Development and Learning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill