Disability Categories and Evidence required for FSD purposes Disability Report Age limit Primary Assessor Autistic Spectrum Disorder Consultant Psychiatrist OR No age limit Emma Psychologist OR Neurologist OR Paediatrician ADD/ADHD Consultant Psychiatrist OR No age limit Emma Psychologist OR Neurologist OR Paediatrician Blind/Vision impaired Ophthalmologist/Ophthalmic No age limit Catherine Surgeon OR Letter from NCBI OR attended school for the Blind Deaf/Hard of hearing Audiogram OR attended No age limit Catherine school for the Deaf Neurological Condition Neurologist OR relevant No age Catherine Consultant Speech and Language Speech and Language No age limit Disabilities Therapist Physical/Mobility Orthopaedic Consultant OR No age limit Catherine relevant Specialist Developmental Educational Psychologists No age limit Emma Disorder (DCD) report AND Occupational Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia Therapist OR Neurologist Mental health condition Consultant Psychiatrist OR No older than 5 Maeve & Emma Specialist Registrar years Significant Ongoing Illness Relevant Consultant e.g. No older than 5 Catherine Endocrinologist, Paediatrician, years Gastroenterologist Specific Learning Educational Psychologists No older than 5 Jane Difficulties (Dyslexia or report OR an assessor who is years* Dyscalculia) accredited by PATOSS if the person was tested using Adult Scales then there is no age *For Specific Learning Difficulties, limit on the report OR if the report is older than five years, but accompanied by up to date attainment tests (completed on or after 1 February 2015) carried out by an appropriately qualified teacher or psychologist. As at Nov 2017
Disability Categories and Evidence required for FSD purposes Disability Report Age limit Primary Assessor Autistic Spectrum Disorder Consultant Psychiatrist OR Psychologist OR Neurologist OR Paediatrician No age limit Emma ADD/ADHD Consultant Psychiatrist OR Psychologist OR Neurologist OR Paediatrician No age limit Emma Blind/Vision impaired Ophthalmologist/Ophthalmic Surgeon OR Letter from NCBI OR attended school for the Blind No age limit Catherine Deaf/Hard of hearing Audiogram OR attended school for the Deaf No age limit Catherine Neurological Condition Neurologist OR relevant Consultant No age Catherine Speech and Language Disabilities Speech and Language Therapist No age limit Physical/Mobility Orthopaedic Consultant OR relevant Specialist No age limit Catherine Developmental Disorder (DCD) Dyspraxia/Dysgraphia Educational Psychologists report AND Occupational Therapist OR Neurologist No age limit Emma Mental health condition Consultant Psychiatrist OR Specialist Registrar No older than 5 years Maeve & Emma Significant Ongoing Illness Relevant Consultant e.g. Endocrinologist, Paediatrician, Gastroenterologist No older than 5 years Catherine Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia or Dyscalculia) Educational Psychologists report OR an assessor who is accredited by PATOSS No older than 5 years* Jane *For Specific Learning Difficulties, if the person was tested using Adult Scales then there is no age limit on the report OR if the report is older than five years, but accompanied by up to date attainment tests (completed on or after 1 February 2015) carried out by an appropriately qualified teacher or psychologist. As at Nov 2017
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