Completing goal orientated activities to improve their home life is very rewarding for the person functioning in ACL 5 High. Tidying and organizing their living spaces may be very rewarding. They will however need some help with understanding abstract safety concepts like heat and electricity. Remember that continuously reminding the person about abstract concepts that do not make sense to the person may be counterproductive. Repeating something that they don't understand may make them oppositional.

ACL 5.6

Making secondary improvements on surface appearances attracts the person's attention. Try the stenciling activity to allow the person to make secondary improvements in surface appearances. Can the person produce a 3D effect by shading while stenciling?

Having a sense of order helps them find things. There are lots of organizing and arranging for a better effect which can be found in a person's bedroom and kitchen.

Affirmative activities are activities that keep the person happily occupied. Allow the person to use their mental abilities builds a positive sense of who they are. Within ACL 5 High, the person can access information from their long-term memory. This information, which lasts indefinitely, allows the person to make improvements to their previous actions. Simpler less demanding activities have a calming effect on the person whereas more demanding activities that uses the person's best ability to function makes the person more alert and encourages maximum task engagement.

Typing is a skill which someone functioning within ACL 5 High can figure out on their own. If typing skill is a novel skill, they understand that they can learn how to improve their skills through training and practice. One example of a typing program (beginner packages are free) is https://www.typingclub.com. The person will value improving their typing skills as they understand secondary consequences like improving their employment skills.

What are some stress management strategies which you like to use?

Some people may prefer to use deep breathing techniques, touch something soft and relaxing, smell a favorite scent or go for a walk. Choose a method that works for you.

What are some polite phrases that you like to use to show you have good manners?

Good listening and speaking skills are needed to have a conversation.

What are some of open ended questions you can ask a new acquaintance to start a conversation?

A person functioning within ACL 5 High can form their own plan on how to be assertive. Being assertive is communicating our needs without hurting someone else's feelings or infringing on their rights. How do you communicate your feelings without offending the other person?

As information is stored in the person's long-term memory spontaneously, the person can figure out how to complete new activities using concrete objects by following written instructions or hints and prompts. Step by step instructions may no longer be required. Just the overarching principal is required by the person to form their own individual plan of action.

A demonstration is not required for the person functioning within ACL 5 High to learn a new skill. Within ACL 5.6, the person will need a prompt or hint to form a mental picture from the instructions. Within ACL 5.8 the person can follow written instructions with diagrams in order to form a mental image of what they need to do.