Occupational therapy focuses on improving one’s ability to perform Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), which are activities that make up who you are, your daily routine, and roles in life. They can be as simple as act of getting out of bed and making your meals to more dynamic role involving the tasks and responsibilities of being a grad student, working mother, or retired senior citizen. Illness and disability can greatly affect one’s ability to function independently and perform these ADLs successfully. 

Occupational therapy seeks to address the whole person and return to functional independence, as a result of illness and disability, via restoration and remediation, adaptation, compensation, prevention and wellness.​

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