I have finally decided to use eBay for to ensure information is passed on to newbie parents. I am over the next few weeks going to do blogs and guides to various issues concerning Autism and Special Needs, which I hope will help the newbie parents a little.

This guide is basically about some of the abbreviations used in the world of Autism and Special Needs, if I have missed any out, please let me know and I will add to it.

I would like to say Thank You very much to all the parents and carers of Autism & Develpmental Disorders for their help in providing these abbreviations. To get further help why not join our group, where you will find a lovely friendly community, who share, care and help out wherever they can.

A

AS - Autistic Spectrum

ASD- Autistic Spectrum Disorder

ASC- Autistic Spectrum Condition

ADOS - Autistic Diagnosis Observation Shedule

ASA - Autism Society of America

AGRE - Autism Genetic Resource Exchange

ABA-  Applied Behaviour Analysis

APD - Audiotory Processing Disorder

ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD - Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ALS - Additional Literacy Support

AoE- Achievement on Entry

 

B

BST- Behaviour support Team

BESD- Behaviour Emotional Social Development

C

CDC/CDU - Child development center/ unit

CA - Chronological Age

CAMHS - Child and adolescent Mental health service

CAN - Cure Autism Now

CoP- Code of practice

D

DfES - Department Education and Skills

DX- Diagnosis

DTT - Discrete Trail Training / Teaching

E

EAL - English as an additional language

ESL - English as a Second lanuge

ESOL- English as a second/other Language

EAZ - Educational Action Zone

EBD - Emotional Behaviourial difficulties

ELS - Early Learning Strategy

EPS - Educational Psychology Service

EWO - Education Welfare Officer

EWS - Education Welfare Service

EY- Early Years

EO - Emotional Operative

F

FLS - Further Literacy Service

H

HV - Health Visitor

HFA - High Functioning Autistic

HFW - High Frequency Words

HI - Hearing Impaired

I

IBP - Individual Behaviour Plan

IEP - Individual Educational Plan

ISIS - Inclusion and School Improvement service

IFSP - Indivdual and family service plan

L

LEA - Local Educational Authority

LSA - Learning support Assistant

LD - Learning difficulties / differences

M

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulties

MSI - Multi- sensory Impairment

N

NLS - National Literacy Strategy

NNS - National Numeracy strategy

NVR - Non Verbal Reasoning

NAS - National Autistic Society

NT - Neuron Typical

NET - Natural Enviorment Teaching / Training

NOS - Not otherwise specified

O

OFSTED - Office for standards in Education

OT - Occupational Therapist

OC - Operative Condition

P

Paed - Paediatrician

PDD- Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PT - Physical Therapist

PDA - Pathological Demand Avoidance

PECS/ PCS - Picture Exchange communication

PD - Physical Disabilities

PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning difficulties

PLI - Pragmatic Language Impairment

PS - Physical Stim

R

RA - Reading Age

RR - Random Rotation

S

Senco - Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator

SPD - Sematic Pragmatic Disorder

SALTs - Speech & Language Therapy / Therapists

SS - Social Services

SNHV - Special Needs Health Visitor

Stim - Stimulation

SA - Spelling Age

SAM - Statutory Assessment Manager

SATs - Standardised Assessment Tests

SEN - Special Educational Needs

SI - Sensory Impaired

SIS - Sensory Impaired Service

SLD - Severe learning Difficulties

SLP - Speecha and Language pathologist

SID - Sensory integration Dysfunction (see SPD)

SPD - Sensory Processing disorder

SpLD - Specified Learning Difficulties

SST - Specialist Support Teacher

STS - Support Teaching Service

SNAS - Scottish National Autistic Society

SD - Stimuli Description

T

TA - Teaching Assistant

TEACCh - Treatment and education of Autistic and Related Communnication- Handicapped CHildren

TT - Tranfer Trials

V

VI - Visual Impairment

VTS - Visiting Teaching Service

VBA - Verbal behaviour applied

VS - Verbal stims

Numbers

1/1-  1 to 1

2:1 - Ration of 2 to 1 (often used in classrooms to explain how many children to the LSA)

 

I sincerely hope the above abbreviations help parents and their children understand some of the lingo the professionals use, and life is a little less stressful. Many Thanks to everyone who sent in more via e-mail too.

Please feel free to copy this and pass it on to anyone who might find it useful.