| 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 |
| 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) |
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