The ability to use neuromuscular action to allow the person to produce a smooth movement results in a quicker and more effective ability to dress themselves. In ACL 5.2, they are able to notice surface appearances like stains which may not have completely washed out of cleaned clothing. In ACL 5.4, poor fitting clothing is noticed and the need to buy new clothing for growing teenagers is understood and complied with.

The person can do all their self-care activities independently. Within ACL 5 Low, they can look for solutions before asking for assistance. A demonstration maybe required.

These predictions should only be treated as a suggestion. There are many confounding factors which often skew these predictions. Factors which often affect predictions are a person's procedural memory, individual differences, physical abilities, age of onset and variation in the support provided by caregivers.

The person can use their senses to pay attention to finer levels of sensory information. The person is able to appreciate more subtle sensations. Their ability to store this information in their short-term memory which can last from an hour to a week allows the person to make improvements and achieve their desired result.

The person's ability to use movement information is more refined. Actions are not on or off. Gradients of motion maybe used. The person can gently turn on the tap to allow the right pressure of water to fill up a cup without it splashing everywhere. The person can use levers like a screwdriver to pry off a paint lid.

The person can only use two pieces of linear information at a time. The level of sensitivity in the linear information is however more refined than in ACL 4, resulting in a better ability to place objects more accurately.

Classification is the grouping of information to allow the person to achieve a goal or set purpose. The hypothesis is that because the person has enough mental energy to store information in their short-term memory from an hour to a week or so, they can learn to make improvements when they are classifying information. True learning enters the scale in ACL 5 Low.

Patterns can be seen in ACL 5.0. Surface appearance like dust and oily residue can be seen in ACL 5.2. Spatial fit is recognized in ACL 5.4.

The person can remember and learn as long as the supplies display perceivable changes in the effects of their actions.

Prior sensorimotor knowledge can be applied to present supplies, but prior abstract knowledge is not applied.

For written instructions to be followed, they must be short and explicit about the use of present supplies. Substitutes for written directions from simple to complex are:

Within ACL 5 Low, the use of abstract information is illogical by adults with a cognitive disability who have a history of abstract information for decades before the onset of a cognitive disability.

Learning and remembering is limited to concrete information within ACL 5 Low. The person is apt to do one or more of the following:

The performance of the steps in an activity demonstrate improved effects on material objects.

The senses of discovery, learning and improvement may be observed.

The person may not self-initiate activities and regularly scheduled sessions, twice a day must have an on-site supervisor.

Sustained attention time: 60 minutes or longer during a 90-minute session.