Guidelines for Documentation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Disability Resources (DR) applicants must be admitted or enrolled KU students, and they must provide DR with qualifying disability documentation verifying the nature and extent of the disability prior to receiving any accommodations. DR professional staff is responsible for evaluating disability documentation and determining accommodation eligibility.

Disability Resources will accept current (no more than three years old) diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) that are based diagnostic evaluations administered by trained and qualified (i.e., certified or licensed) professionals (e.g., psychiatrists, psychologists, or neuropsychologists). All reports need to be typed and on official letterhead. Prescription pad diagnoses do not qualify as acceptable documentation.

The diagnostic report must include:

1. Diagnostic interview addressing relevant historical information, past and current academic achievement, age of initial diagnosis, discussion of medication, history and effectiveness of accommodations in past educational settings

2. Procedures used to diagnose the disability (include a list of all instruments used in the assessment)

3. Discussion of testing results and behavior, including the symptoms that meet the criteria diagnosis. If the student was evaluated while on medication, please indicate the effect this may have had on performance.

4. DSM-IV diagnosis (include all five axes)

5. Diagnostic summary statement that includes the following information: