- Child characteristics – sensorymotor, cognitive and psychosocial performance components.
- Performance context – temporal context (child chronological age, developmental age disability status, place in the life cycle within the family) and environmental context (physical, social and cultural variable in the environment).
Occupational therapist evaluates children activities of daily living skills through clinical observation, and standardised assessment procedures and identify clinical reasoning. ADL training should be tailored to each child based on their abilities and limitation in performance components.Cognitive perceptual training, Behaviour therapy, sensory integration therapy and neuro developmental therapy can be used to facilitate Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills /self help skills in children.
