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diagnosis specified in (e)(2) of this section and that was completed within the prior 12 months for individuals less than 36 months of age or within the prior 36 months for individuals 36 months of age and older. (e) The documentation required under (d)(2) of this section must support
(1) a finding that the disability originated before the individual reached 22 years of age, is likely to continue indefinitely, and results in substantial functional limitations to three or more of the following major life activities, limited to (A) — (E) of this paragraph for an individual under 16 years of age, and including (A) — (G) of this paragraph for an individual 16 years of age or older:
(A) self-care;
(B) understanding and use of language;
(C) learning;
(D) mobility;
(E) self-direction;
(F) capacity for independent living:
(G) economic self-sufficiency; and
(2) a diagnosis by a professional qualified to practice under AS 08 or 7 AAC 105.200(c) made in accordance with the following:
(A) for intellectual disability,
(i)assessment with an individually-administered,…#
(i) assessment with an individually-administered, standardized intelligence and adaptive skills test; and
(ii)diagnosis by a psychologist or psychological associate…#
(ii) diagnosis by a psychologist or psychological associate of a condition that meets the criteria for a diagnostic code for intellectual disability as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900;
(B) for other intellectual disability-related condition, diagnosis by a psychologist, neuropsychologist, or psychological associate of a condition that
(i) results in an impairment of general intellectual functioning and adaptive skills, and requires treatment or services similar to that required for an individual with intellectual disability; and
(ii) is other than mental illness, psychiatric impairment, or serious emotional or behavioral disturbance;
(C) for cerebral palsy, diagnosis by a physician of the condition in which an intellectual impairment need not be present;