Actual test scores must be provided. Professionals conducting assessment and rendering diagnoses of specific learning disabilities must be qualified to do so. Experience in working with an adult population is essential. The diagnostician should be impartial and not a family member. A written summary of or background information about the student's educational, medical, and family histories that relate to the learning disability must be included .
Students are responsible for the costs associated with obtaining documentation.
These recommendations should be supported by the diagnosis. Recommended practitioners may include developmental pediatricians, neurologists, psychiatrists, licensed clinical or educational psychologists, family physicians, or a combination or such professionals. The diagnostician should be impartial and not a family member. Further assessment by an appropriate professional may be required if co-existing learning disabilities are indicated. Students are responsible for the costs associated with obtaining documentation.