a client has sustained a TBI 3 months ago and is functioning at Level VIII (purposeful appropriate; SBA) on the Ranchos Los Amigos Scale. The client is participating in a meal preparation task. The client is asked to prepare a vegetable soup using a 5 step printed recipe. The client is able to read the recipe steps aloud but does not act on any of them. When the OTR covers over all but the first step of the recipe, the client follows through with the step. What conclusion can the OTR make about the client based on this observation
a. Adaptive strategies compensate for attention deficits
b. Anchoring techniques improve visual perception
c. Deficits in executive functioning interfere with performance
d. Ideational apraxia interferes with task initiation