Activities of daily living
Self-care, learning, playing and sleeping… they are all ‘activities of daily living’. Your child may need support with these activities.
What are ‘activities of daily living’?
What are ‘activities of daily living’?
We all need rest and sleep. We need to use the toilet and keep ourselves clean. We must dress and eat, and to a certain extent, get ourselves from one place to the next.
These are activities of daily living (sometimes known as ADLs in therapeutic terms), and they are essential to our development, independence, health and wellbeing.
These are activities of daily living (sometimes known as ADLs in therapeutic terms), and they are essential to our development, independence, health and wellbeing.
What your child might experience
Right now, it’s likely you meet all your child’s basic care needs. Of course, all children need help with self-care until they become independent. But for children with additional needs, learning these skills might take longer – and sometimes they might need help into adulthood.
How Pace can help
