Daily living component activity 7 descriptor C (4 points)
Needs communication support to be able to express or understand complex verbal information in an individual’s native language.
Who it applies to
Daily living component activity 7 descriptor C would apply to an individual who can express or understand basic verbal information, but who needs support to be able to express or understand complex sentences.
If an individual is unable to express or understand basic verbal information, then daily living component activity 7 descriptor D or descriptor E may be more appropriate.
An individual who is unable to express or understand verbal information and would need communication support to do so should receive the appropriate descriptor even if they do not have access to this support.
When awarding this descriptor, an individual should be able to express or understand basic verbal information.
An individual may use an aid or appliance but still require communication support to express or understand complex verbal information.
Example: an individual with a stammer, who satisfies daily living component activity 7 descriptor C
Alan has had a stammer since childhood. He has completed his application form for ADP and included a letter from a speech therapist.
Application form and supporting information
The letter explains that Alan is able to form short, basic sentences, but anything longer than six words takes him a long time and he often cannot finish longer sentences.
In his application form, he explains that he can say short things like ‘I’d like a steak please’ because he can concentrate on forming the words like the speech therapist has taught him to.
But if the sentence is longer, like ‘I’d like a steak cooked medium-rare with a mushroom sauce’, he would only get halfway through the sentence before he started to stammer and then cannot finish the sentence. He reports that when he has these difficulties, his partner will finish the sentence for him.
As Alan has difficulties with completing sentences when he speaks, he needs some help with expressing complex verbal information.
Case manager’s decision
The case manager determines that Alan satisfies daily living component activity 7 descriptor C, because he needs support from another person to communicate in a timely manner.