Visual perceptual and processing impairments can adversely impact on an individual’s ability to engage in activities of daily living as follows (this is not an exclusive list).
The brain injured person may have difficulties with:
- Recognition of familiar objects including items such as toothbrush or items of clothing.
- Locating items against the background, e.g. clothes on a bed, items in a wash bag or clothing in a wardrobe.
- Selecting the correct jar of food from the cupboard.
- Recognising a cup from a different angle or size.
- Picking out a fork from a cluttered cutlery drawer, or locating a jug on a tray with cups.
- Selecting a garment based on colour or seeing a white plate on a white tablecloth.
- Recognition of familiar objects including a kettle, toaster or cup.
- Recognising other people.
- Accurately reaching and retrieving items from a surface due to an inability to accurately judge depth or distance.
- Selecting household items based on colour e.g. different coloured chopping boards.
- Walking up and down stairs.
- Judging the speed and distance of other people walking towards them on the ward or cars when crossing the road.
- Driving.
- Reading and Writing.
- Watching T.V.
- Using tools e.g. lawn mower, rake, shears, drills.
- Other leisure activities e.g. sport, drawing, board games, sewing.
- Cooking and preparing drinks.
