Their attention to the physical environment is not matched by an assessment of their own behavior in the broader social and financial context. Other people will probably identify problems that they are not aware of and that a functional profiler must investigate.

Time

Their attention to the day and the approximate calendar date is within normal limits for a person who is not working. They are apt to consult a calendar or a digital clock to verify the date and time.

Being able to hold information within their working memory for a few seconds results in the ability to scan the environment and overlap images. Scanning the environment tends to make people safer but at the same time more vulnerable. The person will match to a sample until fatigue sets in. On-site, individualized examination of what the person wants to do is very important in trying to safely fit these people into the community. Compliance and personality characteristics also need to be considered. Living alone and driving are usually the main questions.

Their mental energy to sustain their attention may reach its limit in 60 minutes. A four-hour work day with two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon is a good place to start to find a schedule for enough principle pursuits to keep them out of trouble. With scanning the environment, they find more ways to get into trouble.

Their information processing speed is slow but within normal limits. When they want to do something, they tend to act without thinking of other consequences so that their behavior is impulsive. Preventing dangerous complications is recommended by cognitively disability proofing the physical environment.

Their attention is captured by looking at all of their surroundings in plain sight and thinking about what they might do to change it. They invent the possibility of making a change. The invention is informed by prior experiences in using similar material objects, but the evaluation of potential complications and side-effects are not considered. They often, however, ask an authority figure for permission to carry out the invention. When the change is complete, they are usually proud of the discovery of a change that they invented.

Their best ability to function is their capacity to invent simple changes in striking cues and overlap different shapes of material objects. Routine tasks without any deviation from their customary procedures are done within customary to slightly slower time periods. Their information processing speed picks up to a rate that is almost within normal limits and that too raises expectations about what they can still do.

With the stitching activity, the person retains a general image of what a single cordovan stitch looks like. They may neglect the directionality of the rest of the lace.

The person meets the following criteria by going:

The postural differences between ACL 4.4 and 4.6 occurs as the improvement in mental energy results in the person sitting upright, picking up their head and scanning the environment. This results in a behavior which is easy to identify.

Lots of familiar objects can be placed in a row and stacked.

Craft items include stamps, stickers, felt shapes, beads, and buttons.

Boxes are easier to stack and apt to be less frustrating than items like the sponges that spill over.

Toys include blocks, match box cars and Jacob's ladder.

Folding and stacking objects builds on the concept of a line. The size of the objects can impede performance if they are too big or too little.

Paper to be folded and stacked should be about the size of the standard paper used in printing documents. A piece of paper that is less than 6 inches (15 cm) is apt to be annoying.

Hand towels and wash clothes are a good size, but bath towels are too big. The softness of the fabric is appealing to many people. Sorting by size or color can be done within ACL 4.0 and above.