Daily living component activity 8 descriptor C (2 points)
Needs prompting to be able to read or understand complex written information.
Meaning of prompting
Prompting means reminding, encouraging or explaining by another person.
Prompting in this descriptor refers to the support of another person to interpret or understand complex information that is written.
An example of an individual who may satisfy daily living component activity 8 descriptor C could be an individual who requires another person to explain complex written information due to a cognitive condition.
Example: an individual who has a learning disability, who satisfies daily living component activity 8 descriptor C
Application form
Skye has a learning disability and attended a school for children with additional needs, where they were given extra support with reading.
Along with their Adult Disability Payment (ADP) application is a statement of educational needs which describes Skye’s reading ability and states that although they could read some information well, they found more complex information difficult to read.
In their ADP application, Skye’s partner writes that Skye opens letters themselves but if there is complex or confusing information in a letter, Skye now asks him to read it and explain it.
In the past, Skye thought they had understood a letter they read on their own about a blood test but did not fast the night before it, because they did not understand the instruction to fast before the blood test in the letter.
Case manager’s decision
As Skye needs help with understanding more complex information, it means that they cannot entirely complete this activity without support.
The case manager determines that Skye satisfies daily living component activity 8 descriptor C because they need support from another person to understand complex written information.