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for proper documentation? |
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St. Edwards University Student Disability
Services - Documentation Policy of a Learning Disability |
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Must have been completed within the past three
years
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Testing must be a comprehensive battery that
does not rely on any one test or subtest.
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Assessment: neuropsychological or psychoeducational
evaluation
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Aptitude/Cognitive Ability (intellectual
assessment: WAIS-4)
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Academic achievement (
academic functioning: SATA or WIAT - 2 or Woodcock Johnson - WJ III )
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Information Processing (
subtests on WAIS - 4 or Woodcock Johnson - WJ III)
- Personality test (preferred to rule out DSM-IV-TR diagnoses)
- Documentation must include a specific diagnosis from the
DSM-IV-TR
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Recommended accommodations by the evaluator
should include rationale
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| St. Edwards University Student Disability
Services - Documentation Policy of AD/HD |
- Must have been completed within the past three years
- Evidence of early impairment (academic and social history)
- Diagnostic interview: information from a variety of sources
- Assessment: neuropsychological or psychoeducational evaluation
- Aptitude/Cognitive Ability (intellectual assessment: WAIS-4)
- Academic achievement (academic functioning: SATA or WIAT-2 or Woodcock Johnson - WJ III )
- Behavioral rating scales of AD/HD
- Personality test (MMPI-2) Rationale: rule out alternative
diagnosis which could include mood, behavioral, neurological,
and/or personality disorders.
- Documentation must include a specific diagnosis from DSM-IV-TR.
- Recommended accommodations by the evaluator should include
rationale.
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