Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
and Learning Disabilities

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

The following should be included in the report:

1. Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

2. Evaluator name, title, and credentials

3. History to Support Diagnosis

• Description of the duration and severity of the disorder
• Relevant medical, familial, and social histories
• Brief description of academic history and evidence of early impairment

4. Evidence of current impairment

• Description of how disability currently impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the disability will limit the student in the classroom

5. Assessment Information

• Results and interpretation of any clinical interviews or testing conducted including scores and subscores
• Description of evaluation instruments utilized
• Examples of assessment tools for ADHD based on adult norms include: Conners Rating Scales, Brown ADD Rating Scales, DSM-5 Checklist, etc.
• Examples of instruments measuring aptitude/cognitive ability include: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery-Revised: Tests of Cognitive Ability, Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, etc.
• Examples of instruments measuring academic achievement include: Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Batter-Revised: Tests of Achievement, Wechsler Individual Achievement Test, Stanford Test of Academic Skills

6. Treatment and Medication (if applicable)

• Description of any current medication or treatment being implemented

7. Diagnosis

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 diagnostic code
• Include DSM-5 criteria upon which diagnosis was established

8. Recommended Accommodations

• Include specific recommendations for accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

The following should be included in the report:

1. Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

2. Evaluator name, title, and credentials

3. History to Support Diagnosis

• Description of the duration and severity of the disorder
• Relevant medical, familial, and social histories

4. Evidence of current impairment

• Description of how disability currently impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the disability will limit the student in the classroom

5. Assessment Information

• Interpretation of specific behavioral observation data to support diagnosis (i.e., cognitive functioning, executive functioning, expressive and receptive language and communication, sensory-motor integration, etc.)

6. Treatment and Medication (if applicable)

• Description of any current medication, therapy, or other treatment being implemented
• Description of the impact medication may have on student’s ability to perform in an academic environment

7. Diagnosis

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 diagnostic code
• Include DSM-5 criteria upon which diagnosis was established

8. Recommended Accommodations

• Include specific recommendations for academic accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

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Mobility / Sensory Impairments or Medical Disabilities

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

The following should be included in the report:

1. Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

2. Evaluator name, title, and credentials

3. History to Support Diagnosis

• Description of the duration and severity of the disorder
• Last contact with individual, date of onset, and symptoms

4. Evidence of current impairment

• Description of how disability currently impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the disability will limit the student in the classroom

5. Assessment Information

• Results and interpretation of any clinical interviews conducted
• Results and interpretation of any relevant assessments
• Description of the impact on major life activities affected by this disorder such as learning, seeing, hearing, sleeping, walking, reading, concentrating, thinking, etc.

6. Treatment and Medication

• Description of any current medication, therapy, or other treatment being implemented

7. Diagnosis

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 or ICD-9 diagnostic code

8. Recommended Accommodations

• Include specific recommendations for academic accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

Please return the report or address questions regarding documentation to:

Psychiatric Disorders

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

Examples of Psychiatric Disorders include: Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, etc.

The following should be included in the report:

1. Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

2. Evaluator name, title, and credentials

3. History to Support Diagnosis

• Description of the duration and severity of the disorder
• Relevant medical, familial, and social histories

4. Evidence of current impairment

• Description of how disability currently impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the disability will limit the student in the classroom

5. Assessment Information

• Results and interpretation of specific evaluation data to support diagnosis

6. Treatment and Medication

• Description of any current medication, therapy, or other treatment being implemented
• Description of the impact medication may have on student’s ability to perform in an academic environment

7. Diagnosis

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 or ICD-9 diagnostic code

8. Recommended Accommodations

• Include specific recommendations for academic accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

Please return the report or address questions regarding documentation to:

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

The following should be included in the report:

1. Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

2. Evaluator name, title, and credentials

3. History to Support Diagnosis

• A description of the duration and severity of the injury
• Last contact with individual, date of onset, and symptoms

4. Evidence of current impairment

• Description of how injury current impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the injury will limit the student in the classroom

5. Assessment Information

• Results and interpretation of assessment addressing student’s cognitive abilities, including processing speed and memory (post-rehabilitation and within one year)
• Results and interpretation of any achievement testing conducted including scores and subscores

6. Treatment and Medication

• Description of any current medication, therapy, or other treatment being implemented
• Description of the impact medication may have on student’s ability to perform in an academic environment

7. Diagnosis

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 or ICD-10 diagnostic code

8. Recommended Accommodations

• Include specific recommendations for academic accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

Please return the report or address questions regarding documentation to:

Assistance Animal Guidelines

All reports should be current and typed on letterhead, dated, and signed.

An assistance animal , also referred to as emotional support animals, are animals that have been prescribed by a medical or psychiatric health provider as playing a role in the treatment of a disability. Assistance animals are not pets, but rather a part of an ongoing therapeutic relationship that is integrated into treatment.

UAB works with students to make reasonable accommodations for assistance animals in accordance with federal guidance. These guidelines are intended to help you and your provider in preparation of documentation. Please keep in mind that thoroughly addressing guidelines helps Disability Support Services in determinations of disability and disability need for assistance animals.

The following should be included in the report:

1.Student information including name, date of most recent evaluation

• Name, qualifications, licensure, office information
• Length of time the provider and student have been in a therapeutic relationship
• Nature of practice with student (monthly medication management, psychotherapy, case management, etc.)

3. History to support diagnosis:

• Description of the duration and severity of the disorder
• Relevant medical, familial, and social histories
• Length of time animal has been prescribed in care
• Evidence of reduced symptomology, improved functioning from assistance animal treatment role

4. Evidence of current impairment:

• Description of how disability currently impacts the student in social, academic, or occupational settings
• Description of how the disability will limit the student in a residential setting
• Discussion of how the assistance animal is necessary for the resident to use
• and enjoy College housing as compared to a person without a disability

5. Assessment information:

• Results and interpretation of specific evaluation data to support diagnosis

6. Treatment and medication:

• Description of any current medication, therapy, or other treatment being implemented
• Identification of the animal (name, species)
• Identification of the animal’s role in the treatment plan
• Description of the medically necessary assistance the animal provides to the
• student

7. Diagnosis:

• Clear statement of diagnosis including the DSM-5 or ICD-10 diagnostic code

8. Recommended accommodations:

• Include specific recommendations for academic accommodations and the rationale for the accommodations

Download the Assistance Animal Guidelines.

ASSISTANCE ANIMAL GUIDELINES

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