DATA NECESSARY FOR AN ADULT ADHD EVALUATION

Goldstein (1998) lists eight types of data that are necessary for a thorough adult ADHD evaluation. These are:

1. History
2. Intelligence
3. Personality and emotional functioning
4. Academic achievement
5. Friends
6. Family relations, parenting skills and discipline
7. Work or school behavior
8. Medical evaluation

GED Documentation Necessary:

The following information is from the FORM L-15: Accommodation Request for Learning Disabilities and/or Attention Deficits with/or without Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), GED Testing Service.

To receive accommodations for ADHD, the current existence of ADHD must be clearly documented. Documentation must include a letter on official letterhead signed by a psychiatrist, medical doctor, or psychologist who specializes in the diagnosis of ADHD stating the diagnosis of ADHD and providing supporting diagnostic evidence of this disability. Diagnostic evidence may include a developmental history that defines symptom onset, specific computerized tests of attention such as the TOVA, Gordon Diagnostic Battery or the CPT, and clear evidence that the candidate is otherwise qualified or has the cognitive potential to be successful on the GED Tests. Most often this will be demonstrated by test scores such as those given by the WAIS-R or other test of overall cognitive potential. Information presented must also clearly document how the ADHD substantially limits documented educational achievement and what relevant accommodations are needed. A DSM-IV diagnosis must be included with the certifying professional's signature attesting to the diagnosis of ADHD.

DSM-IV Diagnosis: 314.
314.01: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Combined Type
314.00: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Inattentive Type
314.01: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Predominantly Hyperactive-Impulsive Type
314.9: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Not otherwise specified

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