For each ADL, people can vary from needing just a little help (such as a reminder or âstand-by assistâ) to full dependency, which requires others to do the task for them. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs)
In 2009, Fisher-Price bought all toy rights to Thomas & Friends except for the Learning Curve Wooden products. Through Mattel's 2012 acquisition of HIT Entertainment, which subsequently became a division of Fisher-Price, Mattel now owns the property outright
In 2006 for the tenth anniversary of Tickle Me Elmo, Fisher-Price released a new Elmo doll called TMX, meaning Tickle Me (Elmo) Ten or Tickle Me eXtreme. The toy, which was designed by Bruce Lund of Lund and Co. Invention (River Forest, Illinois), was first announced at the American International Toy Fair.