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'''Adaptive functioning''' is a term that refers to the [[skillset]] necessary for humans to effectively manage needs by ones environment.<ref name="adv psy">{{cite web|title=Adaptive functioning skills necessary to navigate our environments|url=http://www.advancedpsy.com/adaptive_functioning-page-28.html|publisher=Advanced Psychological Assessment, P.C.|accessdate=10 August 2012}}</ref> Verbally expressing ones thoughts, enterprising other's observations and dealing with written material are all uses of adaptive functioning. Adaptive functioning also involves the skills demanded for life on a daily basis, beit arriving on time, hygiene, or health, within the limitations of age.