What is the primary purpose of CAPE and PAC?

What is the primary purpose of CAPE and PAC?

• A. To assess fine motor skills
• B. To measure mood
• C. Participation measure to identify what the children like to do, how often they like to do it, and with whom they like to do it with
• D. To evaluate academic skills

Answer: (C)

These tools are designed to capture participation in leisure and recreational activities and to understand the child’s preferences. CAPE looks at what activities the child actually does, how often they do them, where, and with whom, while PAC focuses on how much the child likes or prefers those activities. Together, they help identify meaningful opportunities to increase participation and tailor goals to the child’s interests and social context. They aren’t about fine motor skills, mood, or academics, but about real-world engagement and enjoyment outside structured settings.

These tools are designed to capture participation in leisure and recreational activities and to understand the child’s preferences. CAPE looks at what activities the child actually does, how often they do them, where, and with whom, while PAC focuses on how much the child likes or prefers those activities. Together, they help identify meaningful opportunities to increase participation and tailor goals to the child’s interests and social context. They aren’t about fine motor skills, mood, or academics, but about real-world engagement and enjoyment outside structured settings.