A diagnosis of attention deficit disorder or attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity must be made by a qualified medical professional. Additional achievement testing is required to verify adverse educational effect on a major life function.
Assessment, and any resulting diagnosis, should consist of and be based on a comprehensive assessment battery which does not rely on any one test or subtest. Minimally, the domains to be addressed must include the following:
A complete intellectual assessment with all subtests and standard scores reported. Acceptable adult measures include, but are not limited to:
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
○ Woodcock–Johnson Psychoeducational Battery: Tests of Cognitive Ability
o Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test
o Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
Note: Screening devices, such as the Slosson Intelligence Test and the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, are not sufficiently comprehensive to provide information necessary to make accommodation decisions.
A comprehensive academic achievement battery with all subtests and standard scores reported for those subtests administered. The battery should include current levels of academic functioning in relevant areas such as reading (decoding and comprehension), mathematics (calculation and applied math), and oral and written language. Acceptable adult measures include:
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test
○ Woodcock–Johnson Psychoeducational Battery: Tests of Achievement
o Stanford Test of Academic Skills
○ Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults
and/or specific achievement tests such as: