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Functional domains — behaviour and needs

For the functional domains numbered 9 and 10, the treating health professional must mark any statement that describes the child’s behaviours or special care needs in each functional domain. The response should be based on an assessment by the treating health professional and, if available, any clinical assessments and written reports on the child from other treating health professionals (if any) who have assessed the child. If the child is receiving prescribed medication, the response should be based on the child’s behaviours when the child is receiving the prescribed medication.

Note The treating health professional may mark more than 1 statement for each domain.

	Question	Response Code
9	Behaviour
	Child is consistently uncooperative and disruptive during treatment or assessment episodes	M‑9a
	Child demonstrates self injurious behaviour such as head banging or hand biting and has injuries or signs of past injuries consistent with such behaviours	M‑9b
	Child displays aggressive behaviour or violence towards other people or property in the treatment or assessment setting	M‑9c
	Child persistently attempts to leave or abscond from the treatment or assessment setting	M‑9d
	Child is extremely active and is unable to concentrate on a task for more than 30 seconds	M‑9e
	Child displays obsessional repetitive behaviours, for example obsession with particular objects or twirling or spinning objects for extended periods of time	M‑9f
10	Special care needs
	Child receives all food and fluids by nasogastric or gastrostomy tube or percutaneous enterogastric tube (PEG)	M‑10a
	Child has a tracheostomyChild requires a ventilator to support respiration.Child requires regular oxygen therapy at home.Child requires a CPAP or BiPAP machine.	M‑10b1M‑10b2M‑10b3M‑10b4
	Child is aged over 4 years and is incontinent both day and night	M‑10c

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