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if the total score for that ACL questionnaire is 20 or more.

       Schedule 1—Questionnaires

             (Section 9)

       Part 1  Assessment of care load questionnaire

    Domain A – Behaviour 1

         For each question, the claimant must tick only the response code that best describes how well the child in care usually manages.

     Question 1

The child's ability to do everyday things (e.g. eating, bathing, talking, walking and mixing with other people etc) is:
Improving over time (i.e. the child is likely to require less help in the future)                                                        
Becoming worse over time (i.e. the child is likely to require more help in the future)                                                   
Relatively stable (i.e. the child is likely to require the same level of help in the future)                                             
Fluctuating or episodic (i.e. the child's condition and ability to do everyday things goes up and down from day to day or week to week)  
Unsure                                                                                                                                   

     Question 2

Settling down to sleep at night
(e.g. repeated efforts needed to get the child to go to sleep at night

The child never has difficulty settling down to sleep at night                                      
The child sometimes has difficulty settling down to sleep at night (e.g. one or two nights a week)  
The child often has difficulty settling down to sleep at night (e.g. more than two nights a week)   
The child always has difficulty settling down to sleep at night (e.g. every night)                  

     Question 3

Disrupted sleep at night
(e.g. waking up many times during the night, awake for long periods during the night, or having nightmares)

The child never has disrupted sleep at night                                      
The child sometimes has disrupted sleep at night (e.g. one or two nights a week)  
The child often has disrupted sleep at night (e.g. more than two nights a week)   
The child always has disrupted sleep at night (e.g. every night)                  

     Question 4

Irritable behaviour
(e.g. crying all the time, not able to be calmed down, or for an older child, continually agitated, prone to angry outbursts)

The child never has irritable behaviour                                    
The child sometimes has irritable behaviour (e.g. one or two days a week)  
The child often has irritable behaviour (e.g. more than two days a week)   
The child always has irritable behaviour (e.g. every day)                  

     Question 5

Speaking and Communicating
(i.e. speaking and communicating everyday needs)

The child's speech and communication is appropriate for their age (e.g. the child can speak and communicate their everyday needs in the same way as other children of the same age.  For young babies this may include crying when hungry, smiling or babbling.)  
The child has difficulty speaking or communicating their needs in