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Learning Disorder and ADHD Assessment in University Counseling Center Sara Rieder Bennett, Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist, Counseling & Testing Center, The University of Akron President, Ohio College Testing Association 1 Objectives • Provide overview of psychological assessment, diagnosis, and interpretive reports for common academic disabilities • Diagnostic categories and associated features • Specific Learning Disorders • ADHD • • • • Practices in psychological assessment Standard batteries at UA CTC Factors affecting test performance Recommendations and accommodations 2 Specific Learning Disorder Diagnoses • Difficulties learning and using academic skills, as indicated by the presence of at least one symptom persisting for at least 6 months despite provision of interventions that target those abilities • Symptoms include inaccurate or slow and effortful word reading; reading comprehension difficulties; difficulties with spelling; difficulties with written expression; difficulties mastering number sense, number facts, or calculation; difficulties with mathematical reasoning). • Identify by specific impairment and mild, moderate, or severe severity. • Neurobiological disorder affecting information processing – input, processing, storage, expression, output • Typically “hidden disabilities” • Prevalence across diagnoses of 5-15%, and adults around 4%. 3 SLD with Impairment in Reading (315.00) • 4% prevalence in school aged kids in U.S. • Basic skill is below age norm and aptitude – decoding, fluency, letter-word recognition, phonemic analysis, comprehension. • Processing deficits may include - speech/language delays; auditory processing; phonological awareness; phonemic awareness; phonics; lexical retrieval; ST auditory memory; verbal fluency; visual memory and processing speed • Specify if Word Reading Accuracy, Reading Rate or Fluency, Reading Comprehension. • “Dyslexia” refers specifically to problems with accurate or fluent word recognition, poor decoding, or poor spelling abilities. SLD with Impairment in Written Expression (315.2) • Prevalence difficult to identify • Basic skill below age norm and aptitude – composition, grammar, punctuation, organization, handwriting, spelling • Processing deficits – dyspraxia; R/L confusion; phonological processing; phoneme-grapheme relationships; lexical retrieval; auditory working memory; visual motor integration, sequencing, memory, processing, and planning • Specify if Spelling Accuracy, Grammar and Punctuation Accuracy, Clarity or Organization of Written Expression. • May be referred to as “Dysgraphia” SLD with Impairment in Math (315.1) • 1% of school age children in US • Basic skill below age and aptitude – recognizing numbers and symbols, understanding math concepts, sequencing…not math anxiety, self-efficacy, training • Usually present by 5-6th grade due to increased complexity of classes • Processing deficits – motor skills, VMI, visual-spatial organization, tactile perceptual tasks, attention to visual detail, sequential processing, mental flexibility, LT memory (storage and retrieval) • Specify if Number Sense, Memorization of Arithmetic Facts, Accurate or Fluent Calculation, Accurate Math Reasoning. • “Dyscalculia” is alternative term referring to pattern of problems processing numerical information, learning arithmetic facts, and performing accurate or fluent calculations. Common Characteristics across LDs Developmental Delays • Learning to speak • Fine motor skills • Following directions or routines • Coordination • Usually family history or developmental trauma like TBI as causal factors Reading Problems • Trouble learning ABCs • Rhyming words • Connecting letters to sounds • Errors when reading aloud • Frequent pauses when reading • Avoid reading aloud or independently Common Characteristics across LDs Writing Problems • • • • • • Sloppy handwriting Hold pencils awkwardly Persistent spelling errors Letter reversals Confusion of basic words Spell same word differently throughout one piece of writing Other Cognitive Problems • Work slowly/impaired processing speed • Memory impairments • Too little or much attention to details • Difficulty with abstract concepts • Struggle with summarizing information or answering open ended questions Common Social Characteristics in LD • Misunderstand social rules of conversation, language, facial expressions • Frequent pauses/stammering in conversation • Trouble understanding jokes, comics, sarcasm • Seen as socially awkward or immature • Few friends, isolated, and likely experienced bullying or ridicule • Seen as liars – poor recall of events; intentional hiding of perceived failures • Difficulty adjusting to new settings Common Emotional Characteristics • Low self-esteem/efficacy, insecure, thwarted potential • Difficulty managing stress and usually under high stress • Frustration, feel defeated, angry • Anxiety, depression • See self as lazy or unmotivated…or perfectionistic • Family discord Impact of Learning Disorders • Affects access and performance in school, work, daily routines, family life, social context • 35% drop out of high school – 2x general population • 13% attend college within 2 years of HS – ¼ that of general population rate • Fewer attend graduate school or plan to attend • 43% at or below poverty level • 48% out of workforce or unemployed Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorders • 3-7% of school age children • 50-80% continue to have symptoms in adulthood and most have comorbid conditions • Youth with ADHD underreport symptoms, while other college students overreport • 50% of variance in objective testing is due to effort and cooperation • Assessment is not about the presence of a critical number of symptoms, but their strength: • Chronicity • Pervasiveness • Stability DSM-5 ADHD A. B. C. D. E. Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity: 1. Inattention – Six or more symptoms inconsistent with developmental level, for at least six months, with impairments (Five symptoms if 17 or older) 2. Hyperactivity and Impulsivity – Six or more symptoms inconsistent with developmental level, for at least six months, with impairments (Five symptoms if 17 or older) Symptoms were present prior to age 12 Present in two or more settings Interferes with or reduces quality of social, academic, occupational functioning Rule outs 314.01 Combined Presentation 314.00 Predominantly Inattentive Presentation 314.01 Predominantly Hyperactive/Impulsive Presentation - In partial remission (less than full criteria for 6 months, still impaired) - Mild, Moderate, Severe 314.01 Other Specific Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 314.01 Unspecified Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Attention or Executive Functioning Deficit Disorder? • Barkley (1993, 94) and just about everyone since then: • ADHD is not a deficit in attention, but in the ability to inhibit behavior and delay a response to immediate events. • Contingency-shaped sustained attention versus Goal-directed persistence • ADHD is multifaceted impairments in executive functioning: • Working memory, inhibition, self-monitoring, emotional control, organization, planning, initiating (all subtypes according to metaanalysis in 2004) • Processing speed (C, IA; not H/I) Psych Assessment Models for LD • Discrepancy Approach: 1-2 standard deviation discrepancy between achievement and expectations for age, education, and IQ • Cutoff Approach: use of normed cutoff scores • Ipsative Approach: intra-individual discrepancies (not norm based) • Inter-Individual Ability/Cognitive Approach: skills in normative weakness range for general population and confirmed through convergent data sources • Across all, attend to rule-outs, exclusionary criteria, and explanatory criteria • LD usually impaired WMI and PSI Integrated Method of Psychological Assessment • • • • Observational Data Background Information Research-Based Evidence Quantitative Data – an aid to judgment, not a substitute • No specific battery exists for LD or ADHD but ethical assessment of either includes investigation of cognitive, language, behavioral, affective, and achievement performance (Gregg, 2009) Counseling Center Batteries • All batteries: Clinical Interview and CCAPS-62, SDS, Review of records, Assessment Screener Questionnaire, WAIS-IV • LD: WJ-IV Tests of Achievement, psych measures (e.g. PAI) and collateral interviews as needed • ADHD: • Student: Barkley Adult ADHD Rating Scale-IV (Current and Childhood), Barkley Functional Impairment Scale, PAI, PRIME-MD Patient Health Questionnaire, Semi-Structured Interview for Adult ADHD • Parent/Guardian completes: BAARS-IV (Current and Childhood), BFIS, Interview for Adult ADHD • If needed, WJ-IV Tests of Achievement, WMS-IV, Validity Indicator Profile 17 Considerations • Intelligence Hereditary Indexes are around .50 • Intelligence Scores influenced by: • • • • • • • • • Culture, language, opportunities, interests/curiosity School attendance and quality of schooling Family environment Environmental toxins Motivation, Persistence Anxiety, obsessiveness, ability to tolerate ambiguity Concentration/Attention, distractibility and distractions Sleep, diet, medications etc. Bias of examiner • Gender Differences tend to be minimal and specific • Race/ethnicity – African Americans, Latino(a)s, Native Americans lower than Asian Americans and European Americans (~9 points) 18 Recommendations and/or Accommodations • Reports culminate in treatment planning and feedback session with student, with recommendations including meeting with OA to identify accommodations if diagnosis and impairments • Accommodations can include Adaptive Study Strategies Program, adaptive technology, alternative media format, classroom, equipment, internship/co-op, recording lectures, note-taker, priority registration, sign language, testing • Recommendations: personal, educational, career counseling; academic support services on campus; community resources; online resources (e.g. Pomodoro, Khan Academy); physician referral; speech pathology; rehabilitation, occupational therapy