senco-forum Abbreviations

Hello All,

Abbreviations abound in what we do and sometimes I am asked one ( or more ) I don’t know. I made this list of those I think I know. If it’s wrong I would welcome corrections but what I would really like is any more that anyone else knows relevent to what we do.

Or is there already a list somewhere ?

Not a good time to ask perhaps. Maybe I’ll post this again in September, updated if anyone replies.

Happy Holidays.

Jenny Park
Primary SENCo
Cumbria

AAC =  Augmentative Alternative Communication
AD/HD =  Attention Deficit / Hyperactive Disorder. See also ASD. ADD.
ADD =  Attention Deficit Disorder. See also ASD, AD/HD
Alexia =  Gives the same symptoms as Dyslexia but is usually the result of brain damage.
AMBDA =  Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association
Angelman's Syndrome =  http://www.augcominc.com/articles/8_3_1.html
Arthrogryposis =  Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita = multiple joint contractures at birth.
Asberger’s Syndrome =  A mild autistic disorder Hans Asperger, Austrian psychiatrist.
ASD =  Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
ATS =  Approved Teacher Status
Autism =  A mental condition characterised by great difficulty in communicating with others.
BDA =  British Dyslexia Association
BPS =  British Psychological Society
CA =  Classroom Assistants
CASC =  Communication Aid Suppliers Consortium, sub-group of Communication Matters
CAT = ?
COP =  Code of Practice
DAMP. =  Deficit in Attention and Motor Planning
DCD =  Developmental Co-ordination Difficulty
DDP =  Departmental Development Plan
DfEE =  Department for Education and Employment
DI =  Dyslexia Institute
Discalcula =  A disorder involving difficulty in maths.
Dyslexia =  A disorder involving difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters and other symbols.
Dysphasia =  A language disorder marked by deficiency in the generation of speech due to brain disease or damage.
Dyspraxia =  A developmental disorder of the brain in childhood causing difficulties in activities requiring co-ordination and movement. Known also as ‘clumsy child syndrome’.
EBD =  Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
ESN =  Educationally Sub-Normal
Fragile X Syndrome =  http://www.fraxa.org/ , diane at cafamily.org.uk , http://www.cafamily.org.uk , http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/xplanatory/t-fragx ,  lesleywalker at fragilex.k-web.co.uk , Website: http://www.fragilex.org.uk/
HMCI =  Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of schools
HMI =  Her Majesty’s Inspector of schools
iANSYST = ?
IBP =  Individual Behaviour Plan
ICT =  Information and Communication Technology
IEP =  Independent Education Plan
IPSEA = ?
ITT =  Initial Teacher Training
LEA =  Local Education Authority
LMS =  Local Management of Schools
LSA =  Learning Support Assistants
Mears Irlen Syndrome =  A difference in you eyes' perceptual scanning preferences.
MFL =  Modern Foreign Languages
MLD =  Moderate Learning Difficulty
NASEN =  National Association for Special Educational Needs
NCH =  National Children's Home
NFER =  National Foundation for Educational Research
NGFL = ?
NLS =  The National Literacy Strategy
ODD =  Oppositional Defiance Disorder ( AD/HD )
Ofsted =  Office for Standards in Education
OT =  Off Task
PAP =  Personal Action Plan
PDA =  Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome
PMLD = ?
PSP =  Pastoral Support Plan
QCA =  Quality Control Agency
RSD =  Reflex Sympathetic Disorder = Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy.
RSI =  Repetitive Strain Injury
SAT =  Standard Assessment Test
SDP =  School Development Plan
SEN =  Special Educational Needs
SI =  Statutory Instrument
SLD (British English)  =  Severe Learning Difficulties
SLD (American English)  =  Specific Learning Difficulties
SLT = ?
SMT =  Senior Management Team
SOW =  Scheme of Work
SpLD =  Specific Learning Difficulty(ies)
SPD =  Semantic Pragmatic Disorder, considered an Autistic Spectrum Disorder  www.mugsy.  www.actionasd.org.uk , http://www.hyperlexia.org/sp1.html.
TES =  Times Educational Supplement
THRASS = ?
TQM =  Total Quality Management
Williams Syndrome =  Also known as Hypercalcaemia Syndrome. See ‘Fulton Special Education Digest' edited by Ann Worthington