AD/HD Documentation Requirements
Introduction
In response to the expressed need for guidance related to the documentation of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (AD/HD) when a referral is made to the University of Missouri-Columbia, the Office of Disability Services (ODS) has developed the following guidelines. These guidelines were adapted from the Policy Statement for Documentation of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders in Adolescents and Adults and used by permission of Educational Testing Service (ETS). The primary intent of these guidelines is to provide students and professional diagnosticians with a common understanding of those components of documentation that are necessary to validate AD/HD and the need for accommodations. IEP or 504 Plans will not be accepted as documentation of disability.
This document provides requirements in six important areas:
- A qualified professional must provide the documentation
- Documentation must be current
- Evidence of early impairment must be included
- Evidence of current impairment on an individual's ability to perform academic tasks must be included
- The report must include a specific diagnosis of ADHD based on the DSM-IV diagnostic Criteria
- An interpretative summary must be provided
- Each Accommodation recommended by the evaluator must include a rationale
