Disability Diagnostic Instruments

Diagnostic Assessment of Learning Disability and Traumatic Brain Injury

The following test batteries are recognized measures which are commonly employed in a diagnostic report. The list is offered as a resource and is not exhaustive. However, comprehensive diagnosis disabilities must include measures for aptitude, achievement and information processing.

• Aptitude
  • Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R)
  • Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery-Revised: Tests of Cognitive Ability
  • Kaufman Adolescent and Adult Intelligence Test
  • Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale
• Achievement
  • Scholastic Abilities Test for Adults (SATA)
  • Stanford Test of Academic Skills
  • Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT)
  • Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery-Revised: Tests of Achievement
• Subject-Specific Tests
  • Nelson-Denny Reading Skills Test
  • Stanford Diagnostic Mathematics Test
  • Test of Written Language-3 (TOWL-3)
  • Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests-Revised
• Information Processing
  • Detroit Tests of Learning Aptitude-Adult (DTLA-A)
  • WAIS-R subtests
  • Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-educational Battery-Revised: Tests of Cognitive Ability