St Chad's Catholic Primary School

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 

 

SENCo 

Special Educational Needs Coordinator 

SLCN 

Speech, Language And Communication Needs 

SLD 

Severe Learning Difficulty   

 

SM 

Selective Mutism (formerly known as Elective Mutism) 

SpLD 

Specific Learning Difficulty 

SPDs 

Sensory Processing Disorders   

 

STICK 

Screening, Training, Intervention, Consultation and Knowledge Team 

 

VI 

Visually Impaired