Pre-driving Assessment by Occupational Therapy Helps Determine Ability to Drive

Driving is a task that requires many different cognitive and physical abilities. Sometimes, health concerns related to injury or aging can impair one’s ability to drive. To help determine whether someone can drive, an occupational therapist can conduct a pre-driving assessment.
An occupational therapist can assess four areas to determine skills and abilities as they relate to driving. Those areas include cognition, reaction time, visual and physical ability.
In this video, Dawn Kumm, occupational therapist at Marshfield Clinic Health System, demonstrates what a typical pre-driving assessment looks like.