{"id":356,"date":"2024-09-23T10:33:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/disability\/?page_id=356"},"modified":"2024-09-24T10:46:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T14:46:14","slug":"documenting-learning-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/disability\/documenting-learning-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Documenting Learning Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"Supplemental Documentation Guidelines for Learning Disabilities \/ Cognitive Disorders","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"","content":"In order to accurately assess the impact of a learning disability or a cognitive disorder an examiner must evaluate an individual\u2019s current cognitive functioning\/processing. Cognitive functioning should be assessed in the domains areas and with the approved instruments identified below. Testing should not be more than five years old. Individuals are required to submit the standard scores and\/or the percentile scores of any tests administered. Evaluations should also include a clinical narrative. 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