SEND Glossary
Below is a table of terms often used when discussing or describing Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). There are also some of the specialists which may support schools or pupils. Some of these terms are what the government use when monitor the different needs of children in schools across the country.
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ARE |
Age Related Expectation |
ASD |
Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
CAMHS |
Child And Adolescent Mental Health Services |
CAT |
Communication And Autism Team |
CDC |
Childhood Development Centre (Bacchus Road Is Our Local CDC) |
CIN |
Child In Need |
CoP |
Code Of Practice |
CYP |
Children And Young People |
GLD |
Global Learning Delay |
HI |
Hearing Impaired |
MLD |
Moderate Learning Difficulty |
ODD |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
OT |
Occupational Therapist |
PDA |
Pathological Demand Avoidance |
PDSS |
Physical Difficulties School Support |
PEEP |
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan |
PEP |
Personal Education Plan (For Looked After Children) |
PSS |
Pupil And School Support |
RAD |
Reactive Attachment Disorder |
SENDIASS |
Special Educational Needs And Disability Information, Advice And Support Service
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SENCo |
Special Educational Needs Coordinator |
SLCN |
Speech, Language And Communication Needs |
SLD |
Severe Learning Difficulty
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SM |
Selective Mutism (formerly known as Elective Mutism) |
SpLD |
Specific Learning Difficulty |
SPDs |
Sensory Processing Disorders
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STICK |
Screening, Training, Intervention, Consultation and Knowledge Team
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VI |
Visually Impaired
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