Head injury or traumatic brain injury is considered a medical or clinical diagnosis.  Individuals qualified to render a diagnosis with these disorders are practitioners who have been trained in the assessment brain injury or traumatic brain injury. Recommended practitioners include: physicians, neurologists, licensed clinical, rehabilitation and school psychologists: normal psychologists and psychiatrists.  The diagnosticians must be an impartial individual who is not a family member of the student.  Recommended documentation includes:

·         A clear statement of the head injury or traumatic brain injury and the probable sight of lesion

·         Documentation for eligibility must reflect the current impact the head injury has on the students functioning (the age of acceptable documentation is dependent upon the disabling condition, the current status of the student and the students specific request for accommodations)

·         A summary of cognitive and achievement measures used and evaluation results including standardized scores for percentiles used to make the diagnosis

·         A summary of present residual symptoms which meet the criteria for diagnosis

·         Medical information relating to the students needs to include the impact of medication on the students ability to meet the demands of the postsecondary environment

·         A statement of the functional impact or imitations of the disability on the learning or other major life activity and the degree to which it impacts the individual in the learning context for which accommodations are being requested

Further assessment by an appropriate professional may be required if co-existing learning disabilities or other disabling conditions are indicated.