This category has six descriptors. The figures in brackets indicate the points scored for each descriptor.
- Cannot look after himself without help from others; (2)
- Gets upset by ordinary events and it results in disruptive behaviour problems; (2)
- Mental problems impair ability to communicate with other people; (2)
- Gets irritated by things that would not have bothered him before he became ill; (1)
- Prefers to be left alone for six hours or more each day; (1)
- Is too frightened to go out alone; (1)
