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Glossary of Frequently Used Acronyms

Also see Some Useful Educational Terms for other specific Educational Terms.

Term	Meaning
ACE	Advisory Centre for Education
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
AEN	Additional Educational Needs
AS	Asperger Syndrome
ASD	Autistic Spectrum Disorder
BIP	Behavioural Improvement Programme
CA	Carers Allowance
CAFS	Child and Adolescent Family Services
CAMHS	Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
CATs	Cognitive Ability Tests
CBT	Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
CDC	Child Development Centre
CIN	Children in Need
CP	Child Protection
DfES	The Department of Education and Skills
DLA	Disability Living Allowance
DRC	The Disability Rights Commission
DS	Downs Syndrome
DX	Abbreviation for "diagnosis"
EBD	Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
EP	Educational Psychologist
EWO	Education Welfare Officer
G & T	Gifted and Talented
GDD	Global Developmental Delay
GLD	General/Global Learning Difficulty
HFA	High Functioning Autism
HI	Hearing Impaired
HSA	Home-School Agreement
HOY	Head of Year
IBP	Individual Behaviour Plan
IEP	Individual Education Plan
IPSEA	Independent Panel for Special Educational Needs
LAC	Looked After Children (children in Care)
LD	Learning Difficulties / Disability
Learning Difficulties LEA	Local Education Authority
LSA	Learning Support Assistant
LSS	Learning Support Service
LSC	The Learning and Skills Council
Meds	Abbreviation for "medication"
MLD	Moderate Learning Difficulties
ND	Neuro-Diverse
NT	Neuro-Typical
OT	Occupational Therapy
OCD	Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ODD	Oppositional Defiance Disorder
OFSTED	Office for Standards in Education
PALS	Patient Advice and Liaison Service
PDA	Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome
PDD	Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS	Persuasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified
PCT	Primary Care Trust
PI	Physically Impaired
PMLD	Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties
PP / (PWP)	Parent Partnership / Partnership With Parents
PRU	Pupil Referral Unit
PSP	Personal Support Plan
Rx	Abbreviation for Prescription
SA	School Action
SAP	School Action Plus
Script	abbreviation for Prescription
SEBD	Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties.
SEN	Special Educational Needs
SENCO	Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SI	Sensory Impairment
SLD	Severe Learning Difficulties
SpLT or SALT	Speech and Language Therapy
SS	Social Services
STF	Specialist Teaching Facility
SW	Social Worker
TS	Tourettes Syndrome
TX	abbreviation for "treatment"
VI	Visually Impaired
YOT	Youth Offending Team

These are a couple of added extras given to us by our Ask the Expert Dr Billy
(very tongue in cheek tho mind you)!
Thank you Dr Billy for giving us all a bit of a laugh! :-

Term	Meaning
NAD	Nothing Abnormal Discovered
ADT	Any Dam Thing!
WALOC	What A Lot Of Crxp!
WALOT	What A Lot Of Tragedy (This is seen far to often in mismanaged ADHD)

If you come across any we have missed please feel free to let us know so we can add them in.

Also for any others that you may come across and are not sure the meaning of you may like to check out TheFreeDictionary "English, Medical, Legal, Financial, and Computer Dictionaries, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, a Literature Reference Library, and a Search Engine all in one!" by Farlex

Just type the Acronym into their search box and click search - normally it will say something like "is not available in the general English dictionary and thesaurus" it will give a link to try Acronyms.

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