Many difficulties experienced by students with learning disabilities also are experienced by other students who may be under-prepared or who have a different language background. However, difficulties experienced by such students are not the result of processing deficits and, hence, are not considered learning disabilities. Students who have been admitted to BYU need to register with the SSD office . This includes providing documentation that demonstrates the presence of a learning disability. There is no evidence of the problem being caused by another disabling condition or by cultural or environmental differences.
Testing reveals one or more significant deficits in psychological processing.
Documentation may come from a physician or from previous evaluation . If the student does not have this documentation, or if the documentation is insufficient, SSD will perform a learning disability assessment free of charge for full-time BYU students. Based on that assessment, accommodations will be offered as deemed reasonable and appropriate. The testing process here at BYU is quite extensive. It usually involves meeting with a counselor several times and performing numerous, diverse activities.