A recent, widely publicized scandal involved students who obtained fraudulent diagnoses of
learning disabilities in an effort to get accommodations on college admissions tests …

Clinicians uniformly recommend accommodations for college students with learning
disabilities; however, we know very little about which accommodations they select and the …

Specific learning disabilities (SLD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are
lifelong neurologically based disorders diagnosed using objective and specific criteria …

Postsecondary entrance examination scores are generally low predictors of college
achievement (grade point average [GPA]) for students with learning disabilities (LD). The …

There has been an increase in receipt of academic accommodations and growing
disparities in who receives them. In the present study, we examine how decisions about …

In the 1990s, Canadian universities began implementing policies to accommodate learning
disabled students. While such policies appear to make post-secondary education more …

Experts in the diagnosis of Specific learning disorder (SLD) and Attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) opined that it was virtually impossible for a student to …

Objective: To examine how ADHD evaluations are documented for postsecondary students
requesting disability eligibility. Method: A total of 100 psychological reports submitted for …

Abstract Changes in disability law and professional practice were designed to give
individuals with disabilities greater access to protections and services by emphasizing …

Introduction Both symptoms and functional impairment should be assessed in college
students seeking evaluations for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However …