Place the smiley face in front of their face and follow the arc toward you until the smiley face is near the bed or they stop looking.

Return to the centre of their face and move it to the other side of their head.

Judge the speed for moving the smiley face by watching their eyes.

If you lose them, move back to try to regain their attention.

Next Set of Cues

Try for 20 seconds, or if they have stopped following, continue.

Select the behaviour that most closely matches your observations:

Hold the smiley face about 14 inches (35 cm) in front of their face.

Call their name again and move the smiley face a little to capture their attention.

Ending the Activity

Wait 20 seconds, or if they respond sooner, continue.

Place the phone at the edge of the bed, in a location that allows you to observe a response.

The response may be opening their eyes, turning their head or directing the pupils of their eyes to a different location.

Press "Play".

(Insert sound)

Next Set of Cues

Wait 20 seconds, or if they respond sooner, press "Pause".

First Set of Cues

Pitch your voice higher and call their first name.

Repeat three times, with three second intervals.

Next Set of Cues

Wait 20 seconds, or if they respond sooner, continue.

Sensing activity uses visual and auditory tracking of information while the person is lying down in bed.

Tracking Arc

The tracking arc sets a baseline for ability to follow moving visual and/or auditory cues for a measurable amount of time.

The skill to practice is to keep your hand about 14 inches (35 cm) from their eyes as you move from side to side.

Move slowly because they move slowly.

Lead their eyes through the arc and cue to sustain attention.

Adjust the height of the hospital bed to match your height and the full range of your arc.

Sensing cues include a printout of a smiley face and a smart phone:

• To capture attention, hold the cues near your chest.
• For tracking, hold the cues about 14 inches (35 cm) from their face.
• The cue for sitting is the position of their own body against the bed.

The following materials are required:

• Download and print the smiley face here.
• Optional phone cover in an arousing colour.

The sensing activity was designed to differentiate between ACL 1.0 to 1.8.

The person is able to recognise a surface appearance. Offer the person a sanitizing wipe to finish cleaning the craft-foam.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 5.2.