Objective writing If you are What did you actually see? Examples of other interpretations thinking … The person: Happy Smiled, and/or laughed Bored Chatted Wanting to please others Was quiet what else to do Didn’t know Engaged in their own activity independently The person: Not knowing what is expected of them Aggressive Threw objects Frustrated or even threatened Hit out at others The requirements of the current situation Broke things exceed their skill or level of tolerance Other attempts to communicate are not responded to The person: Attention seeking Initiating relationships they want friends – Followed staff or family members around the house Seeking company they are lonely – Touched others inappropriately Seeking reassurance they are scared – Tried to pass objects at seemingly inappropriate Seeking help or support they lack skills or – times confidence Teased others Personality issues Interrupted others Acted in a way that seemed annoying The person: Disruptive Frightened Talked or made noises at inappropriate times Scared Yelled Stressed Interfered with the work or activities of others Lacking understanding of the situation Broke things Continue overleaf
Objective writing If you are thinking … What did you actually see? Examples of other interpretations Happy The person: Smiled, and/or laughed Chatted Was quiet Engaged in their own activity independently Bored Wanting to please others Didn’t know what else to do Aggressive The person: Threw objects Hit out at others Broke things Not knowing what is expected of them Frustrated or even threatened The requirements of the current situation exceed their skill or level of tolerance Other attempts to communicate are not responded to Attention seeking The person: Followed staff or family members around the house Touched others inappropriately Tried to pass objects at seemingly inappropriate times Teased others Interrupted others Acted in a way that seemed annoying Initiating relationships – they want friends Seeking company – they are lonely Seeking reassurance – they are scared Seeking help or support – they lack skills or confidence Personality issues Disruptive The person: Talked or made noises at inappropriate times Yelled Interfered with the work or activities of others Broke things Frightened Scared Stressed Lacking understanding of the situation Continue overleaf